Dictionary - Definition: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Definition
Definition: The meaning of a word; the classification pattern that it fits into during the time period and for the given population in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Definitive Host: Oceanography Dictionary - Definitive Host
  Definition and meaning of definitive host:   definitive host - in a parasite's life cycle, it is the host organism in w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chambers Dictionary: Encyclopedia Ii - Chambers Dictionary - Humorous Definitions
Chambers Dictionary - Piquant definitions from Chambers. abloom adj in a blooming state Agapemone n a religious community of men and w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - European Union/european Economic Area - Definition Of A Risk: Insurance Glossary Dictionary Ii - European Union/european Economic Area - Definition Of A Risk
Definition and meaning of European Union/European Economic Area - definition of a risk :   A risk is deemed to be located in an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Padma-jungne: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Padma-jungne
Padma-jungne {Bruce has, but no definition}   (See also: Padma-jungne , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Urban Dictionary: Encyclopedia - Urban Dictionary
Urban Dictionary is an online dictionary whose definitions are contributed by users. Most words featured on Urban Dictionary are slang, p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cone Of Power: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Cone Of Power
CONE OF POWER: Psychic energy raised and focused by either an individual or group mind (coven) to achieve a definite purpose.  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cone Of Power: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Cone Of Power
Cone of Power - Psychic energy raised and focused either by an individual or group Mind,to achieve a definite purpose.   (See ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cone Of Power: Magic Shamanism Dictionary On Cone Of Power
Psychic energy raised and focused by either an individual or group mind (coven) to achieve a definite purpose.   (See also: C...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Daimon: Witch Witchcraft Dictionary On Daimon
DAIMON:  Greek word for spirit. All types of nature spirits and divine entities are included in this definition. The word demon w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Goddess, The: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Goddess, The
Goddess, The - Definitions differ but Generally the universal mother of all who created the universe with the god. Often associated wi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharma: Parapsychology Dictionary On Dharma
Dharma: Refers to religion or activities regulated by religion; one's faith; one's spiritual path in life. Also in the lowest sense i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Herbal Dictionary: The Herbal Encyclopedia
The Herbal Dictionary A herbal dictionary with definitions.   Please note that all words in grey, like "yoga", "en...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Witch: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Witch
Witch: Anyone who calls themself a “witch” or is called such by others; an utterly useless term without a qualifying adjec...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amsa: Sai Baba Dictionary On Amsa
Amsa: Amsa: Part. The Lord incarnates in countless ways; He comes as an Inner inspirer for some definite purpose: an Amsa-avathar. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Witches Foot: Witch Witchcraft Dictionary On Witches Foot
WITCHES FOOT:  Also Goblin's Cross. This term originally assigned to the pentagram (Koch, Dover Press 1930) which also showed an ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amarakosa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Amarakosa
Amarakosa (Sanskrit) (from a not + mara dying from the verbal root mri to die + kosa treasury, sheath, dictionary)   Also Amarako...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Energy Field: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Energy Field
Energy Field: A continuously distributed something in space that accounts for actions at a distance; an area where energy does somethi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arets, Aretz, Erets: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Arets, Aretz, Erets
Arets, Aretz 'erets (Hebrew) With the definite article, ha-'arets. The earth, globe, ground, land, country; particularly dry land in c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hayyim: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hayyim
Hayyoth Haq-Qadosh (Hebrew) (from hayyah a living being + haq definite article + qadosh holy)   Holy living creatures; Qabbalisti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anyabhilashita-shunyam: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Anyabhilashita-shunyam
anyabhilashita-shunyam Srila Rupa Goswami’s definition of pure devotional service as being free from any other desire.   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magick: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Magick
MAGICK - 1. the art and science of focusing your will and emotions to effect change in the world around and within you. It’s ne...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Augoeides: Witch Witchcraft Dictionary On Augoeides
AUGOEIDES: While this term isn't truly considered Old Craft I add it here on the off chance that related studies by the student of the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Grey Magic: Witch Witchcraft Dictionary On Grey Magic
GREY MAGIC: The noble art of obfuscation -- not revealing certain things about one's self or one's magical praxis in order to always k...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Goddess, The: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Goddess, The
GODDESS, THE: Definitions differ but Generally the universal mother of all who created the universe with the god. Often associated wit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Astral: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Astral
ASTRAL: (SR) This word conjures lots of definitions. To keep it simple, let's describe it as another dimension of reality. Referred to...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Yoga
yoga: yoga. (a) Union of the individual self or Atma with the Supreme Being or Universal Self; act of yoking. (b) A spiritual disci...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alaparus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Alaparus
Alaparus (Chaldean) The second divine king of Babylonia who reigned "three Saroi," a saros being 3600 years. According to Be...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Althotas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Althotas
Althotas First teacher of Cagliostro, "a great Hermetic Eastern Sage" or adept said to have given Cagliostro his symbolic na...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashtanga: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Ashtanga
Ashtanga: The eight parts or stages into which the sage Patanjali divided Yoga.  He wrote a structural and functional analysis of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Agnostic: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Agnostic
Agnostic (Ancient Greek). A word claimed by Mr. Huxley to have been coined by him to indicate one who believes nothing which can not b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rupa-loka: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Rupa-loka
Rupa-loka (Sanskrit) [from rupa form, body + loka world]   Form-world; planes of existence where the substance or vehicles are mo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anthropologic Witchcraft: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Anthropologic Witchcraft
Anthropologic Witchcraft: Anything called “witchcraft” by an anthropologist, usually referring to (a) the practices of ind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Organism: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Organism
ORGANISM Whitehead's vision (as shared by Shaw in Back to Methuselah) that life pervades nature, not as Bergson's "vitalism"...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Witch Cloak: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Traveler's Cloak
WITCH CLOAK,  TRAVELER'S CLOAK: same as the Cloak, but with a hood. When used as a Witch's garment, best make it of natural fiber...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Theosophia: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Theosophia
Theosophia (Ancient Greek). Wisdom-religion, or "Divine Wisdom". The substratum and basis of all the world-religions and phi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Quindecimviri: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Quindecimviri
Quindecimviri (Latin) [from quindecim fifteen + viri men]   The priests in ancient Rome who had charge of the Sibylline Books. Or...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hayyoth Haq-qadosh: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hayyoth Haq-qadosh
Hayyoth Haq-Qadosh (Hebrew) (from hayyah a living being + haq definite article + qadosh holy)   Holy living creatures; Qabbalisti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kala: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Kala
Kala (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root kal to calculate)   Dark, dark-colored as black or dark blue; a name of Siva or Rudra, and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magic: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Magic
Magic: (1) A general term for arts, sciences, philosophies and technologies concerned with (a) understanding and using various altered...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Septuagint: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Septuagint
A Christian theological definition of Septuagint according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arminianism: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Arminianism
A Christian theological definition of Arminianism according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   &quo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Calvinism: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Calvinism
A Christian theological definition of Calvinism according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Annihilationism: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Annihilationism
A Christian theological definition of Annihilationism according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ehretism: Alternative Health Dictionary On Ehretism
Ehretism: System of healing originated by Prof. Arnold Ehret, who died in 1922. His books and booklets include The Definite Cure of Ch...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Existentialism: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Existentialism
EXISTENTIALISM Compare the following two dictionary definitions:   Funk & Wagnall, 1947: "Sartre's development. Concern...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Akasa-tattva: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Akasa-tattva
Akasa-tattva (Sanskrit) (from akasa ether, space + tattva thatness, reality from tat that)   The brilliant, shining, spiritually ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arich, Anpin: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Arich, Anpin
'Arich 'Anpin (Chaldean) (from 'arich long, great + 'anpin face, countenance)   Long Face or the Great Visage; Qabbalistic term a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Necromonicon: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Necromonicon
NECROMONICON: was the literary invention of writer, H.P.Lovecraft. This author is reknown for his wonderful fiction HOWEVER, he lost t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Annihilationism: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Annihilationism
A Christian theological definition of Annihilationism according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Oracles: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Oracles
A Christian theological definition of Oracles according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   " O...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Creation: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Creation
A Christian theological definition of Creation according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   " ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Evolution: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Evolution
A Christian theological definition of Evolution according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Baptismal Regeneration: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Baptismal Regeneration
A Christian theological definition of Baptismal Regeneration according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Svabhavat: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Svabhavat
Svabhavat (Sanskrit). Explained by the Orientalists as "plastic substance", which is an inadequate definition. Svabhavat is ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prema: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Prema
Prema - (1) love for Krsna which is extremely concentrated, which completely melts the heart, and which gives rise to a deep sense of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aupapaduka: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Aupapaduka
A Theosophical definition of Aupapaduka :   Aupapaduka (Sanskrit) A compound term meaning "self-produced," "spon...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Philosopher's Stone: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Philosopher's Stone
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE A hint as to what it is can be suggested by observing that philosophy is abstract and a stone is concrete. It is t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magician: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Magician
MAGICIAN, THE Th first arcanum of the Tarot, letter Beth (because Beth, not Aleph, is the first letter in the bible). One is the essen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Calvinism: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Calvinism
A Christian theological definition of Calvinism according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tribulation: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Tribulation
A Christian theological definition of Tribulation according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   &quo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chambers Dictionary: Encyclopedia - Chambers Dictionary
The ninth edition of the Chambers Dictionary of the English language was published in 2003 by Chambers Harrap. Originally published in 19...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Race Historical Definitions: Encyclopedia Ii - Race Historical Definitions - From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1913
Race \Race\, n. [F. race; cf. Pr. & Sp. raza, It. razza; all from OHG. reiza line, akin to E. write. See Write.] 1. The descendants o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eternal Life: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Eternal Life
A Christian theological definition of Eternal life according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   &qu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Blasphemy: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Blasphemy
A Christian theological definition of Blasphemy according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Born Again: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Born Again
A Christian theological definition of Born Again according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishnu-purana, Visnu-purana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vishnu-purana, Visnu-purana
Vishnu-Purana Visnu-Purana (Sanskrit) One of the most celebrated of the 18 principal Puranas, conforming more than any other to the de...   » Read the article

Dictionary - M - Letter M: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On M - Letter M
M - The thirteenth letter of the Hebrew and of the English alphabets, and the twenty-fourth of the Arabic. As a Roman numeral, this le...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spermatic Logos: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Spermatic Logos
Spermatic Logos The Stoics taught that things do not exist solely or originally by reason of some definite end to which they are tendi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ray: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ray
Ray [from Latin radius rod, staff, beam, ray]   An indefinitely small thread of light or other form of radiant energy, whether un...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Plane: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Plane
Plane Used figuratively for "the range or extent of some state of consciousness, or of the perceptive power of a particular set o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hermas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hermas
Hermas The Pastor of Hermas or The Shepherd of Hermas is an early Christian book, attributed to Hermas because that name occurs severa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kinnara: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Kinnara
Kinnara (Sanskrit) (from kim what + nara man)   Also Kim-nara.   "What sort of a man?" -- a mythical being suppose...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Incubus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Incubus
Incubus (Latin) (from in upon + cub lie)   The nightmare, regarded as an astral goblin which lies upon the sleeper. Modern medici...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eternity: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Eternity
Eternity (from Latin aeternus, aeviternus from aevum an age)   Originally eternity signified time divided into endless cycles str...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hermaphrodite: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hermaphrodite
Hermas The Pastor of Hermas or The Shepherd of Hermas is an early Christian book, attributed to Hermas because that name occurs severa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharmakaya: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Dharmakaya
A Theosophical definition of Dharmakaya :   Dharmakaya (Sanskrit) This is a compound of two words meaning the "continuance...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Theosophy: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Theosophy
A Theosophical definition of Theosophy :   Theosophy A compound Greek word: theos, a "divine being," a "god"...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hypostatic Union: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Hypostatic Union
A Christian theological definition of Hypostatic Union according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Atonement: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Atonement
A Christian theological definition of Atonement according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pataphysics: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Pataphysics
PATAPHYSICS The invention of late 19th Century French humorist, Alfred Jarry, which he defined as follows:   "Pataphysics, w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Incarnation: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Incarnation
A Christian theological definition of Incarnation according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   &quo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anti-zionism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-zionism - Anti-zionism Dictionary Definitions
In addition to a conventional definition of anti-Semitism ("hostility toward Jews as a religious or racial minority group, often accompan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anti-zionism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-zionism - Anti-zionism Dictionary Definitions
In addition to a conventional definition of anti-Semitism ("hostility toward Jews as a religious or racial minority group, often accompan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia - Cult
In religion and sociology, a cult is a cohesive group of people (often a relatively small and new religious movement) devoted to beliefs ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Urban Dictionary: Encyclopedia Ii - Urban Dictionary - Quality Control
A quality control system was established to delete hateful or inaccurate definitions. Originally, a user that objected to a definition co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Agrology - Canada
The term agrologist was coined by Dr. J. B. Harrington and adopted in 1946 to fill the need in Canada to have a term to denote "provincia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult - Relationships With The Outside World
Barer wrote that peripheral members may help to lessen the tension that exists between some groups and the outside world. 27 In the case ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult - Theories About The Reasons For Joining A Cult
Michael Langone gives three different models regarding joining a cult 30: "The definitional ambiguity surrounding the term cult has fuel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult - Prevalence Of Purported Cults
By one measure, between 3,000 and 5,000 purported cults existed in the United States in 1995.6 While some of the more well-known and infl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult - Cults And Governments
For the main article, see Cults and governments In many countries there exists a separation of church and state and freedom of religion. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult - Definitions Of Cult
In the English-speaking countries since about the 1960s, especially in North America, the term cult has taken on a pejorative and sometim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult - Cult Nrm And The Sociology And Psychology Of Religion
The problem with defining the word cult is that (1) purported cult members generally resist being called a cult, and (2) the word cult is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult - Christianity And Cults
Since at least the 1940s, the approach of orthodox or conservative or fundamentalist Christians was to apply the meaning of cult such tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult - Cults And Terrorism
The terrorist waves due to Islamic extremist organizations starting with the 1995 Islamist terror bombings in France and Al-Qaeda's acts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult - Cult Leadership
According to Dr. Eileen Barker, new religions are in most cases started by charismatic leaders whom she considers unpredictable. Accordin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult - Cults: Genuine Concerns And Exaggerations
The stigma surrounding the classification of a group as a cult stems from the purported ill effect the group's influence has on its membe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult - Cult, Nrm And The Sociology And Psychology Of Religion
The problem with defining the word cult is that (1) purported cult members generally resist being called a cult, and (2) the word cult is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult - Cult Nrm And The Sociology And Psychology Of Religion
The problem with defining the word cult is that (1) purported cult members generally resist being called a cult, and (2) the word cult is...   » Read the article

Article - Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia Ii - Encyclopedia - Encyclopedias From The 18th To Early 20th Century
The beginnings of the modern idea of the general-purpose, widely distributed printed encyclopedia precede the 18th-century encyclopedists...   » Read the article