Meanings
comparative more theocratic · superlative most theocratic
- Pertaining to theocracy.
1 more example
“The notion that rights don’t come from laws and don’t come from the government, but come from the Creator — that’s what the Iranian government believes,” he said. “It’s a theocratic regime that bases its rule on Shia (sic) law and targets Sunnis, Bahá’ís, Jews, Christians, and other religious minorities. They do it because they believe that they understand what natural rights are from their Creator. So, the statement that our rights do not come from our laws or our governments is extremely troubling.”
2025 September 6, Jonathan Turley, quoting Tim Kaine, “Tim Kaine’s Constitutional blasphemy”, in The Hill - Jehovah's WitnessesConforming to God-rule, by Christian behavior.
Origin
From theocrat + -ic or theo- + -cratic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian теократи́чески
- теократи́чески (teokratíčeski)pertaining to theocracy
Catalan teocràtic
- teocràticpertaining to theocracy
Czech teokratický
- teokratickýpertaining to theocracy
Danish teokratisk
- teokratiskpertaining to theocracy
Dutch theocratisch
- theocratischpertaining to theocracy
Esperanto teokratia
- teokratiapertaining to theocracy
Estonian teokraatlik
- teokraatlikpertaining to theocracy
Finnish teokraattinen
- teokraattinenpertaining to theocracy
French théocratique, théocratique
- théocratiquepertaining to theocracy
- théocratiqueconforming to God-rule
German theokratisch
- theokratischpertaining to theocracy
Greek θεοκρατικός
- θεοκρατικός (theokratikós)pertaining to theocracy
Hungarian teokratikus
- teokratikuspertaining to theocracy
Indonesian teokratis
- teokratispertaining to theocracy
Italian teocratico
- teocraticopertaining to theocracy
Latvian teokrātisks
- teokrātiskspertaining to theocracy
Lithuanian teokratiškas
- teokratiškaspertaining to theocracy
Malay تيوکراتيک, teokratik
- تيوکراتيکpertaining to theocracy
- teokratikpertaining to theocracy
Norwegian Bokmål teokratisk
- teokratiskpertaining to theocracy
Polish teokratyczny
- teokratycznypertaining to theocracy
Portuguese teocrático
- teocráticopertaining to theocracy
Romanian teocratic
- teocraticpertaining to theocracy
Russian теократи́ческий
- теократи́ческий (teokratíčeskij)pertaining to theocracy
Slovak teokratický
- teokratickýpertaining to theocracy
Spanish teocrático
- teocráticopertaining to theocracy
Swedish teokratisk
- teokratiskpertaining to theocracy
Turkish teokratik
- teokratikpertaining to theocracy
Ukrainian теократи́чний
- теократи́чний (teokratýčnyj)pertaining to theocracy
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Cite this entry
theocratic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theocratic
“theocratic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theocratic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theocratic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theocratic.
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