Meanings
nountheocrat (plural theocrats)
plural theocrats
- governmentThe ruler of a theocracy, a priest-king.
- governmentA proponent of theocracy.
The only possible forerunners of Marcuse are the theocrats of the Middle Ages and early Reformation who sought to eliminate science or deprive it of independence.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 419
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
Translations
Catalan teòcrata
- teòcrataruler
Dutch theocraat, theocraat
- theocraatruler
- theocraatadvocate
Esperanto teokrato
- teokratoruler
Finnish teokraatti
- teokraattiadvocate
French théocrate, théocrate
- théocrateruler
- théocrateadvocate
German Theokrat, Theokratin
- Theokratruler
- Theokratinruler
- Theokratadvocate
- Theokratinadvocate
Indonesian teokrat
- teokratruler
Portuguese teocrata
- teocrataruler
Spanish teócrata
- teócrataadvocate
Swedish teokrat, teokrat
- teokratruler
- teokratadvocate
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APA
theocrat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theocrat
MLA
“theocrat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theocrat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theocrat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theocrat.
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