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Theocrasy

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            This syncretistic theocracy by no means excludes in
            him [Solomon] the proper service of idols. --J.
                                                  Murphy.

   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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