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theocracy

[thee-ok-ruh-see] / θiˈɒk rə si /
NOUN
government in which a deity is the supreme civil ruler
Synonyms
STRONGEST
church-state hierocracy


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Yet it’s entirely possible that the theocracy will crack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

But there are more pressing priorities for Iran's theocracy in this moment.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

But I also don’t think it’s going to be a theocracy anymore.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

They’re poignant reminders of a time in L.A.’s Westwood “Tehrangeles” neighborhood when, in the years just after the 1979 Iranian revolution, immigrants here made music while their homeland roiled with ascendant theocracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

There are no laity in the theocracy of grace.

From The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. by Weylland, John Matthias



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