theocrat
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- noun
- /ˈθiːəkræt/
:
teócrata
- Instead, he went after all Catholics, the vast majority of whom are not "religious oppressors" or theocrats.
Examples
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The political liberal should emphasize that this theocrat has an incoherent view of the relationship between the capacity for free choice and the human good.
Academic text (1998) -
Social justice is the very last thing right-wing theocrats are working towards.
Blog text (2) -
Hey, people, wake up: theocrats are on the march.
Blog text (15) -
It's a dog whistle and a marker of membership in the theocrat tribe.
Blog text (28) -
A predestinarian theocrat may have no reason to support political freedom because she thinks salvation has already been determined.
Academic text (1998) -
Yet, as much as the political liberal would like to persuade the theocrat, she may continue to reject liberal principles.
Academic text (1998) -
Puritan theocrats are very much alive in the New Christian Right.
Academic text (1990) -
Reagan brought theocrats and war hawks into the Republican Party.
Blog text (34) -
Leaders should either be absolute monarchs or theocrats (Moses, Peter, etc.), without there being anything like Congress or elections.
Blog text (19) -
As a theocrat, he believes that political decisions should be guided by religious doctrine.
Synonyms
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Supporting the idea that government should follow a religion's rules
A person who supports giving religious leaders power in government
Antonyms
How Theocratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
theocrat = theocracy (transparent) = theo + crat
The term transparently relates to 'theocracy' and denotes a person who supports or embodies that form of government.
Etymology
Theocrat comes from the Greek roots theos 'god' and kratos 'rule', like in theology ('study of god') and democracy ('rule by the people'). So a theocrat is someone who supports government led by religious leaders or by religious law.