Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
THEOCRASY
Etymology
Noun
theocrasy (countable and uncountable, plural theocrasies)
(Neopagan theology) Interaction, admixture, and conflation of divine principles.
Usage notes
• Do not confuse this word with its homophone and homeograph theocracy.
Source: Wiktionary
The*oc"ra*sy, n. Etym: [Gr.
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.)
Definition: An intimate union of the soul with God in contemplation, -- an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of some Oriental mystics.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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