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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The rebellion is ramping up, and Luke's leading the charge on an imminent attack on the theocratic republic.
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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
When the theocratic warlord of Ottoman Tripoli demanded that the incoming president pay up for peace, Jefferson refused.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
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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
When the theocratic warlord of Ottoman Tripoli demanded that the incoming president pay up for peace, Jefferson refused.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Theocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocratic. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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