theocratic
adjective
theo·crat·ic
ˌthē-ə-ˈkra-tik 
variants
or less commonly theocratical
: of, relating to, or being a theocracy
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Weeks later, Ruhollah Khomeini, an Islamist cleric, emerged as the new theocratic state’s supreme leader and fueled extreme anti-American sentiment.
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Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
This tale follows three women — influential Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd), and half sisters Agnes and Daisy — as the ruling theocratic regime crumbles.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The Iran-Iraq War The seeds for the Tanker War were planted in 1980, when Iraq’s secular leader Saddam Hussein, wary of the theocratic revolutionary government in Iran led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, launched an invasion of his eastern neighbor.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
But the past 47 years under theocratic rule have been an aberration that’s held the region — and the world — hostage to violence, chaos and threats.
—Chuck Devore, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
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Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
This tale follows three women — influential Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd), and half sisters Agnes and Daisy — as the ruling theocratic regime crumbles.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The Iran-Iraq War The seeds for the Tanker War were planted in 1980, when Iraq’s secular leader Saddam Hussein, wary of the theocratic revolutionary government in Iran led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, launched an invasion of his eastern neighbor.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
But the past 47 years under theocratic rule have been an aberration that’s held the region — and the world — hostage to violence, chaos and threats.
—Chuck Devore, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for theocratic
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