theocrat
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈθiːəkræt/
:
teócrata
- The theocrat demanded that all political decisions align with the sacred texts.
- theocrat's challenge
Examples
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During the council meeting, the theocrat emphasized the importance of faith in governance.
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But around the world, you know, theocrats, yeah, women are not considered equal.
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Of course, there may be different types of Christian theocrats.
Academic text (1998) -
Of course, the theocrat fears that if people are given a choice, many will choose wrongly.
Academic text (1998) -
I think Christian theocrats will rejoice at this.
Blog text (8) -
Of course, free choice is problematical for the theocrat because she believes that choice gets people into trouble when they reject the one path to salvation.
Academic text (1998) -
Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, she was barred from such posts because conservative theocrats saw women as unfit for such positions.
Academic text (2004) -
In 1979, a pro-Western and Israel-friendly shah was replaced by the hard-line, anti-Israel theocrats of the Iranian Islamic Revolution.
Academic text (2012) -
In the new regime, the theocrat imposed strict laws based on religious doctrine.
Synonyms
A ruler people treat as a god who has political and religious power
How Theocratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
theocrat = theocracy (transparent) = theo + crat
The word is directly interpretable from the combining forms related to 'theocracy' and denotes a person associated with rule by religion.
Etymology
Theocrat comes from the Greek roots theos 'god' and kratos 'rule', the same idea you see in theology ('study of god') and democracy ('rule by the people'). So a theocrat is a leader who rules using religious authority or laws based on religion.