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Satanism
(Encyclopedia) Satanism. The cult of Satan, or Satan worship, is in part a survival of the ancient worship of demons and in part a revolt against Christianity or the church. It rose about the 12th…Satan
Satan, or the Devil, plays various evil roles in ancient and modern literature and in Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Zoroastrian religious traditions. Satan is an opponent of God and of those seeking…Brewer's: Satan
in Hebrew, means enemy. “To whom the Arch-enemy (And hence in heaven called Satan).” Milton: Paradise Lost, bk. i. 81, 82. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Satanic
The Satanic School. So Southey called Lord Byron and his imitators, who set at defiance the generally received notions of religion. Of English writers, Byron, Shelley, Moore, and Bulwer…The Devil's Dictionary: Satan
by Ambrose Bierce SARCOPHAGUSSATIETYSATAN -n. One of the Creator's lamentable mistakes, repented in sashcloth and axes. Being instated as an archangel, Satan made himself multifariously…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Verses On Captain Grose
by Robert Burns The EpitaphTam O' ShanterVerses On Captain Grose Written on an Envelope, enclosing a Letter to Him. Ken ye aught o' Captain Grose?—Igo, and ago, If he's…Rushdie, Sir Salman
(Encyclopedia) Rushdie, Sir SalmanRushdie, Sir Salmansälmänˈ r&oomacr;shˈdē [key], 1947–, British novelist, b. Bombay (now Mumbai, India). He is known for the allusive richness of his language…Obadiah, book of the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Obadiah, short prophetic book of the Bible. The prophet is otherwise unknown. The oracle which comprises this book dates from after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in…Brewer's: Satan's Journey to Earth
(Milton: Paradise Lost, iii. 418 to the end). He starts from Hell, and wanders a long time about the confines of the Universe, where he sees Chaos and Limbo. The Universe is a vast…Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Scriabin, Aleksandr NikolayevichScriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevichəlyĭksänˈdər nyēkəlīˈəvĭch skrēäbēnˈ, skrēäˈbĭn [key], 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist. The name is sometimes…Trending
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