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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Such arrests have been happening for weeks following the government crackdown last month that crushed the protests calling for the end of the country's theocratic rule.
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CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Such arrests have been happening for weeks following the government crackdown last month that crushed the protests calling for the end of the country’s theocratic rule.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
The Islamic Revolution followed, led by Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and created Iran’s theocratic government.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The clerical regime in Iran executed Afkari for his 2018 role in a demonstration against the economic and political corruption of the theocratic state.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Such arrests have been happening for weeks following the government crackdown last month that crushed the protests calling for the end of the country’s theocratic rule.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
The Islamic Revolution followed, led by Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and created Iran’s theocratic government.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The clerical regime in Iran executed Afkari for his 2018 role in a demonstration against the economic and political corruption of the theocratic state.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for theocratic
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“Theocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocratic. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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