Example sentences for: theocracy

How can you use “theocracy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A Buddhist theocracy, Tibet was (more or less) independent for thousands of years, mostly because it was so inhospitable to invaders.

  • Iran's 1979 revolution swept a Shia theocracy into power.

  • The mandate of God might seem like the ultimate tool of power, but in practice, a theocracy is less efficient than the whimsical brutality of a lone, unfettered ruler.

  • Reconstructionists, for instance, follow the teachings of Francis Schaeffer, an obscure theologian in Switzerland, and argue for an Iran-like theocracy.

  • Also, Gore Vidal condemns the anti-sex moralism of the Wall Street Journal , concluding that America has degenerated into a theocracy.


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