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theocrasy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /θiːˈɒkɹəsi/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈθiːəʊkɹeɪsi/
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  • homophone: theocracy (one pronunciation)

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noun

Meaning 1

Interaction, admixture, and conflation of divine principles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: Neopagan theology

Examples

  • 2007: Isaac Bonewits, Neopagan Rites: A Guide to Creating Public Rituals That Work, chapter 1: “Defining Our Terms”, page 3 (first edition; Llewellyn; →ISBN Duotheism1 (two deities) is what Neopagans call a religion in which the duotheologians claim that there are two deities, usually of opposite gender, and that all other spirits are aspects or faces of these two, through a process known as theocrasy2 (deity mingling).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From theo- (“god”) + -crasy (“mixing”), from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) and Ancient Greek κρᾶσις (krâsis, “mixing, tempering”).