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A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg theocrasy PRONUNCIATION: (thee-AWK-ruh-see) MEANING: noun: A mixture of deities or religious forms. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek theo- (god)- + -krasia (blending). Earliest documented use: 1816. USAGE: "Even if the Jewish travellers were giving thanks to Pan Euhodos, such minor use of a pagan temple hardly represents a movement towards theocrasy." R.P. Gordon; The God of Israel; Cambridge University Press; 2007. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea. -Isak Dinesen (pen name of Karen Blixen), author (1885-1962)
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:33:10 +0000

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