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theocrasy

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Noun
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CIDE DICTIONARY

theocrasyn. [Gr. union of the soul with God; God + a mixing, akin to to mix.].
  •  A mixture of the worship of different gods, as of Jehovah and idols.  [1913 Webster]
    "This syncretistic theocracy by no means excludes in him [Solomon] the proper service of idols."  [1913 Webster]
  •  An intimate union of the soul with God in contemplation, -- an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of some Oriental mystics.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

theocrasy, n.
1 the mingling of deities into one personality.
2 the union of the soul with God through contemplation (among Neoplatonists etc.).

Etymology
THEO- + Gk krasis mingling
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