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• mystery religion — Any of various secret cults of the Greco Roman world. Derived from primitive tribal ceremonies, mystery religions reached their peak of popularity in Greece in the first three centuries AD. Their members met secretly to share meals and take part… …   Universalium

• mystery religion — noun see mystery I, 1d …   Useful english dictionary

• mystery religion — /ˈmɪstri rəlɪdʒən/ (say mistree ruhlijuhn) noun one of the ancient religions which involved mysteries (def. 8) …  

• Babylon Mystery Religion — is a book first published in 1966 and reprinted in 1981 by the Ralph Woodrow Evangelistic Association. In the book Woodrow draws parallels between ancient Babylonian rituals and those found in the Roman Catholic Church. There are references to… …   Wikipedia

• Mystery Babylon — is a series of shortwave radio broadcasts made by former naval intelligence officer and author Milton William Cooper, which originally aired on his show, The Hour of the Time , on WWCR in 1993 1994. The title refers to mystery religions, and the… …   Wikipedia

• MYSTERY RELIGIONS —    a GROUP of RELIGIONS which flourished in the Greaco Roman world which involved the secret initiation of the believer. Often BAPTISM, sometimes in the blood of cattle, was involved as well as BELIEFS about IMMORTALITY and the survival of the… …   Concise dictionary of Religion

• Religion in ancient Greece — Greek religion encompasses the collection of beliefs and rituals practiced in ancient Greece in the form of both popular public religion and cult practices. These different groups varied enough so that one might speak of Greek religions , though… …   Wikipedia

• Mystery (disambiguation) — A mystery or mysteries are something secret, unexplainable, obscure or puzzling. It can refer to:Mystery (something unexplained in science: physics, history etc.)Mystery genre*Mystery (fiction), the most common modern use of the term, is a genre… …   Wikipedia

• mystery — mystery1 /mis teuh ree, tree/, n., pl. mysteries. 1. anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown: the mysteries of nature. 2. any affair, thing, or person that presents features or qualities so obscure as to arouse curiosity or …   Universalium

• religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …   Universalium

• Religion and drugs — Many religions have beliefs about drug use; these vary greatly, with some traditions placing the ritual use of entheogens at the center of religious activity, while others prohibit drug use altogether. Indigenous religionsMany indigenous and… …   Wikipedia