| 释义 |
the·oc·ra·sy
noun
or the·o·cra·sia also the·o·kra·sia \ˌthēəˈkrāz(h)ēə\
(plural theocrasies or theocrasias)
Etymology: Late Greek theokrasia, from Greek the- + -krasia (from kras- — stem of kerannynai to mix — + -ia -y) — more at crater
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 |