theocrats
God-government advocates
Theocrats are people who advocate for or exercise religious authority over government.
A theocrat may be a religious leader who holds political power, or someone who believes divine law should supersede civil law: The theocrats pushed to make blasphemy a crime.
The term often carries negative connotations, implying authoritarian imposition of religious doctrine on society.
Shia jurisprudence master
- caliphIslamic head of state
- pontiffSupreme Catholic leader
- patriarchMale head of family
- imamMuslim religious guide
mullah · pope · archbishop · bishop · clergy · ecclesiastic · prelate · caliphate
Established body of teachings
- creedStatement of belief
- tenetHeld principle or doctrine
- preceptRule governing behavior
- theologyStudy of the divine
catechism · scripture · infallibility · orthodoxy · fundamentalism · sectarianism · heresy · apostasy
System of governance
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- statecraftArt of government
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
sovereignty · sharia · fatwa · edict · inquisition · censorship
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- caliphIslamic head of state
- popeCatholic Church's supreme leader
- ayatollahShia jurisprudence master
- emperorMale ruler of empire
shogun · priest-king · hierocracy · byzantine · puritan
Deep, loyal commitment
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
zeal · fervor · righteousness · purity · observance · asceticism · godliness · consecration
ayatollah
Shia jurisprudence master
imam · mullah · pope · archbishop · bishop · clergy · ecclesiastic · prelate · caliphate · papacy
doctrine
Established body of teachings
theology · catechism · scripture · infallibility · orthodoxy · fundamentalism · sectarianism · heresy · apostasy · excommunication
regime
System of governance
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- statecraftArt of government
administration · sovereignty · sharia · fatwa · edict · inquisition · censorship
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
emperor · shogun · priest-king · hierocracy · byzantine · puritan
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
worship · zeal · fervor · righteousness · purity · observance · asceticism · godliness · consecration
- bigotsbigot, bigots, racist, racists, sexist
- fundamentalistsfundamentalists, true believers, zealots, literalists, dogmatists
- extremistsextremists, extremist, fanatics, fanatic, radicals
theocratssecularists
Advocates for nonreligious governance
democrats · constitutionalists · technocrats · pluralists · autocrats
theocratssecularists
Advocates for nonreligious governance
separationists · secular humanists · freethinkers · rationalists · disestablishmentarians