theocrasy

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theocrasy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Theocrasy \The*oc"ra*sy\, n. [Gr. ? union of the soul with God;
     ? God + ? a mixing, akin to ? to mix.]
     1. A mixture of the worship of different gods, as of Jehovah
        and idols.
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              This syncretistic theocracy by no means excludes in
              him [Solomon] the proper service of idols. --J.
                                                    Murphy.
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     2. (Philos.) An intimate union of the soul with God in
        contemplation, -- an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of
        some Oriental mystics.
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