theocrasy

noun

the·​oc·​ra·​sy

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variants or theocrasia or less commonly theokrasia

ˌthēəˈkrāz(h)ēə

plural theocrasies or theocrasias

1

: a fusion or mixture of different deities in the minds of worshipers

the theocrasy of divinities of East and West

also : the identification of formerly separate deities

the theocrasy of Zeus and Helios in the invocation of Zeus-Helios as one god

2

: an intimate union of the soul with the One or God in contemplation

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek theokrasia, from Greek the- + -krasia (from kras- —stem of kerannynai to mix—+ -ia -y)

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