Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theocratic

/θˌiəkɹˈætɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: theo-crat-ic
IPA: /θˌiəkɹˈætɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to theocracy.

adj

Conforming to God-rule, by Christian behavior.

Example Sentences

"“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.”"

Etymology

From theocrat + -ic or theo- + -cratic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: theocrat

Inflected Forms

more theocratic (comparative) most theocratic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antitheocratic theocratical theocratically

Rhymes With

democratic dramatic automatic diplomatic static problematic systematic traumatic post-traumatic attic cinematic pragmatic

Questions

How do you pronounce theocratic?: The recorded pronunciation is /θˌiəkɹˈætɪk/.
What does theocratic mean?: Pertaining to theocracy.
Where does theocratic come from?: From theocrat + -ic or theo- + -cratic.

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