Theocrasy

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /θiːˈɒkɹəsɪ/, IPA: /ˈθiːəʊˌkreɪsɪ/

Origin

theo- ("god") (from Ancient Greek θεός (theos, "god")) + -crasy ("mixing") (from Ancient Greek κρᾶσις (krasis, "mixing”, “tempering"))

Full definition of theocrasy

Noun

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

• 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 theocrasy

Usage notes

Do not confuse this word with its homophone and homeograph theocracy.

Neopagan Rites by Isaac Bonewits (2007, first edition, Llewellyn

, ISBN 9780738711997), endnote 2