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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Gilead, which is governed by men, is disguised as a theocratic society but really is built on trampling the rights of women and even on a culture of rape.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
In the series, based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood, America has been transformed into Gilead, a totalitarian theocratic regime where women are treated like property.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Ledeen garnered enormous respect and praise from Iranian dissidents seeking to dissolve the theocratic regime in Tehran, the world’s worst state-sponsor of terrorism, according to the U.S. State Department.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Whenever scientific findings conflict with the existing social, political or theocratic order, science and scientists come under attack.
—Ferric C. Fang, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
In the series, based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood, America has been transformed into Gilead, a totalitarian theocratic regime where women are treated like property.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Ledeen garnered enormous respect and praise from Iranian dissidents seeking to dissolve the theocratic regime in Tehran, the world’s worst state-sponsor of terrorism, according to the U.S. State Department.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Whenever scientific findings conflict with the existing social, political or theocratic order, science and scientists come under attack.
—Ferric C. Fang, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Theocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theocratic. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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