theocrat
noun
theo·crat ˈthē-ə-ˌkrat 
1
: one who rules in or lives under a theocratic form of government
2
: one who favors a theocratic form of government
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The theocrats ruling Iran showed their fear of the popular movement when their security forces put down the demonstrations with live fire, killing hundreds, and arresting thousands. 
Abbas Milani, The New York Review of Books, 8 Jan. 2020 Acknowledging this fact does not require us to become theocrats or fascists in the state, nor socialists in the economy. Declan Leary, National Review, 19 Nov. 2019 Aside from Israel, Kurds are about the only American allies in the Middle East who predictably fight alongside our troops against Islamists, theocrats, and Baathists. Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 15 Oct. 2019 In comparison, what AOC or Ilhan Omar says is mostly irrelevant, as is the most recent bombast abroad from an Iranian theocrat, a Russian functionary, or a Maoist in China. Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 23 July 2019 The Iranian theocrats despise the Trump administration. Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 20 June 2019 The Iranian theocrats despise the Trump administration. Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News, 20 June 2019 Well a Republican Senate candidate is being denounced as a would-be theocrat for saying that men have a duty to lead. Fox News, 21 Sep. 2018 Handjani said, pointing to the power of Khamenei and Iran’s Guardian Council, a body of theocrats that has the final say on all matters of the state. Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2018 See More
Abbas Milani, The New York Review of Books, 8 Jan. 2020 Acknowledging this fact does not require us to become theocrats or fascists in the state, nor socialists in the economy. Declan Leary, National Review, 19 Nov. 2019 Aside from Israel, Kurds are about the only American allies in the Middle East who predictably fight alongside our troops against Islamists, theocrats, and Baathists. Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 15 Oct. 2019 In comparison, what AOC or Ilhan Omar says is mostly irrelevant, as is the most recent bombast abroad from an Iranian theocrat, a Russian functionary, or a Maoist in China. Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 23 July 2019 The Iranian theocrats despise the Trump administration. Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 20 June 2019 The Iranian theocrats despise the Trump administration. Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News, 20 June 2019 Well a Republican Senate candidate is being denounced as a would-be theocrat for saying that men have a duty to lead. Fox News, 21 Sep. 2018 Handjani said, pointing to the power of Khamenei and Iran’s Guardian Council, a body of theocrats that has the final say on all matters of the state. Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1