Meanings
comparative more atheocratic · superlative most atheocratic
- derogatoryusuallyPertaining to or characteristic of atheocracy; godless.
We see the consequences of this atheocratic mindset everywhere. We see it most clearly in the case of legalized abortion.
2011 July 4, James D. Conley, “America's Atheocracy”, in First Things2 more examples
Communism, as an atheocratic government, fits this model with the exception that it replaces God as the supreme authority with human government.
2004, John Webb Kline, I Could Use a Miracle Right Now: Miraculous Intervention for Difficult Times, page 264Until 1988, militant atheism was the official religion, one might say, of the Soviet Union, and the Communist Party was the established church in what might be called an atheocratic state.
2019, John Witte, Christianity And Democracy In Global Context, unnumbered page
Origin
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