Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A ruler of a theocracy.
- n. A believer in theocracy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A member of a theocracy; one who rules in a theocracy.
Wiktionary
- n. a theocratic ruler
- n. an advocate of theocracy
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who lives under a theocratic form of government; one who in civil affairs conforms to divine law.
Etymologies
- theo- + -crat (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And, of course, Palin is portrayed as a "theocrat" -- a Muslim fundamentalist in lipstick.”
“James Jordan, who prefers to be called a theocrat rather than a theonomist, takes this further by including the ceremonial laws and historical narratives in his search for a truly authentic Christian order.”
“A theocrat is a theocrat, whether Muslim or Christian", according to an opinion piece authored by Juan Cole, salon. com, who poses the question, "What's the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists?”
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“A theocrat is a theocrat, whether Muslim or Christian.”
“Lipstick A theocrat is a theocrat, whether Muslim or Christian.”
“And now he is supporting a "theocrat" who would throw out the constitution in favor of a "Christian run nations.”
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“They weild accusations of "theocrat" like a cudgel against white Christian pols (e.g. Pat Robertson, John Ashcroft) and routinely pronounce them unfit for office on the basis of their religious views on creationism, abortion, embryonic stem cells, gay marriage, etc.”
“One of Sullivan's problem is that he has an extraordinarily broad definition of what constitutes a "theocrat" for him to call out.”
“Today, more and more people are taking on the titles of "theocrat" or”
“Lipstick - A theocrat is a theocrat, whether Muslim or Christian ”
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-crat
denoting a member or supporter of a form of government or rule
plutocrat, technocrat, democrat, pantisocrat, theocrat, bureaucrat
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