Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Plural form of theocon.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word theocons.

Examples

  • Palin is adored by the paleos and theos because "she's a Christian" while McCain is loathed by the right-wing extremists because he called the theocons "agents of intolerance."

    Born Again Redneck 2009

  • A couple of years back, for instance, in a book bemoaning the rising influence of the "theocons" - a group of mostly Catholic thinkers associated with the magazine First Things-Damon Linker raised the specter of

    unknown title 2009

  • A couple of years back, for instance, in a book bemoaning the rising influence of the "theocons" - a group of mostly Catholic thinkers associated with the magazine First Things-Damon Linker raised the specter of

    unknown title 2009

  • A couple of years back, for instance, in a book bemoaning the rising influence of the "theocons" - a group of mostly Catholic thinkers associated with the magazine First Things-Damon Linker raised the specter of

    unknown title 2009

  • The theocons are a bit more conservative (well Progressive actually).

    StoptheDrugWar.org - raising awareness of the consequences of prohibition smorgan 2010

  • The Neocons are one thing -- they're warmongers, yes, but they aren't "theocons" who make religion a central part of their public platform.

    Midterm Roundup 2009

  • In Unnatural, the science writer Philip Ball examines the works of the "theocons" and finds their objections to assisted conception have less to do with holy books or time-honoured moral theology than with pagan myths and Gothic fairytales.

    Evening Standard - Home 2011

  • The Christian Right labelled by some as the 'theocons' recently flexed its considerable muscle in overturning Bush's Supreme Court nominee, Harriet Miers, but it still represents a minority of voters.

    newmatilda.com - Comments 2009

  • To the extent that … the so-called "theocons," were more or less entirely on board with what Mr. Bush was doing, even if they felt compelled to use their own teachings in distorted form to do it, they were not championing orthodoxy at all.

    Vox Nova 2009

  • Right-wing bloggers mocked me and everybody else who threw around words like "theocons" and

    Jewish Atheist 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.