mystery cult
mystery cult noun: any of various ancient religious movements in which initiates undergo secret rites to achieve unification with the godhead.
Noun
mystery cult (plural mystery cults)
- Any of various ancient religious movements in which initiates undergo secret rites to achieve unification with the godhead.
- The mystery cult of Isis in Roman Egypt was an attempt to harken back to the religion of the New Kingdom, which itself was trying to harken back to the religion of the Old Kingdom.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 210
Forms of mystery cult
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Questions about mystery cult
- What does mystery cult mean?
- Mystery cult means any of various ancient religious movements in which initiates undergo secret rites to achieve unification with the godhead.
- What part of speech is mystery cult?
- Mystery cult is a noun.
- What is the plural of mystery cult?
- The plural of mystery cult is mystery cults.
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