“theocrasy”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

theocrasy

释义

theocrasy|ˈθiːəʊˌkreɪsɪ, θiːˈɒkrəsɪ|
[ad. Gr. θεοκρᾱσία, f. θεό-ς god + κρᾶσ-ις mingling: see -y.]
1. Anc. Mythol. A mingling of various deities or divine attributes into one personality; also, a mixture of the worship of different deities.
1816G. S. Faber Orig. Pagan Idol. II. 248 The mystic theocrasy of the old mythologists, by which all their deities were ultimately resolved into one person.1831Keightley Mythol. i. ii. 16 The system of theocrasy..or mixing up, as we may call it, of the gods together.
2. (See quot.)
1842Brande Dict. Sc., etc., Theocrasy, in ancient Philosophy, a term invented to signify the intimate union of the soul with God in contemplation, which was considered attainable by the newer Platonists.
Hence theocrasical |-ˈkræsɪkəl| a., pertaining to or involving theocrasy.
1816G. S. Faber Orig. Pagan Idol. I. p. xxxviii, Theocrasical identity of Osiris and Typhon.

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