\The*oc"ra*sy\, n. [Gr. ? union of the soul with God;
? God + ? a mixing, akin to ? to mix.]
1. A mixture of the worship of different gods, as of Jehovah
   and idols.
         This syncretistic theocracy by no means excludes in
         him [Solomon] the proper service of idols. --J.
                                               Murphy.
2. (Philos.) An intimate union of the soul with God in
   contemplation, -- an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of
   some Oriental mystics.