theocratic

adjective

theo·​crat·​ic ˌthē-ə-ˈkra-tik 

variants or less commonly theocratical

ˌthē-ə-ˈkra-ti-kəl 

: of, relating to, or being a theocracy

theocratically

ˌthē-ə-ˈkra-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of theocratic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whenever scientific findings conflict with the existing social, political or theocratic order, science and scientists come under attack. —Ferric C. Fang, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2025

The rebellion is ramping up, and Luke's leading the charge on an imminent attack on the theocratic republic. —Matt Cabral, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025

Their rhetoric underscores deep resistance within the theocratic establishment. —David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025

His family escaped a totalitarian regime that persecuted them and now complain about opportunistic and culturally incompatible immigrants who seek to transform their adoptive country into a version of their regressive, Jew-hating, theocratic homelands. —David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1690, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for theocratic

• asthmatic
• chromatic
• climatic
• dogmatic
• dramatic
• ecstatic
• emphatic
• erratic
• eustatic
• fanatic
• hepatic
• lymphatic