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 bodyguards were members of a special unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the military force created in 1979 to replace an Iranian army distrusted by the country’s new theocratic government.
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Kay Armin Serjoie, TIME, 28 May 2024
The University of Alabama Hospital and other IVF clinics in Alabama have, unfortunately, been dragged into the state’s extreme politics and anti-science, theocratic posture.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2024
Domestically, Iran's theocratic government has been facing anger over corruption, its sanctions hit economy and calls for an end to clerical rule.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
Iran’s role on the world stage had become increasingly complex under Raisi’s leadership, as the regime navigated long simmering tensions with Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the U.S. along with internal discontent as mass protests erupted against the country’s theocratic regime.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 20 May 2024
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Kay Armin Serjoie, TIME, 28 May 2024
The University of Alabama Hospital and other IVF clinics in Alabama have, unfortunately, been dragged into the state’s extreme politics and anti-science, theocratic posture.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2024
Domestically, Iran's theocratic government has been facing anger over corruption, its sanctions hit economy and calls for an end to clerical rule.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
Iran’s role on the world stage had become increasingly complex under Raisi’s leadership, as the regime navigated long simmering tensions with Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the U.S. along with internal discontent as mass protests erupted against the country’s theocratic regime.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 20 May 2024
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“Theocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocratic. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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