theocrasy

theocrasy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /θiːˈɒkɹəsɪ/, IPA^(key): /ˈθiːəʊˌkɹeɪsɪ/

Homophone: theocracy (IPA^(key): /θiːˈɒkɹəsɪ/)

Noun

theocrasy (countable and uncountable, plural theocrasies)

1. (Neopagan theology) Interaction, admixture, and conflation of divine principles.
   • 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).

Usage notes

• Do not confuse this word with its homophone and homeograph theocracy.[1]

References

1. Neopagan Rites by Isaac Bonewits (2007, first edition, Llewellyn, →ISBN, endnote 2