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  • 111SUPERSTITION — L’analyse historique des variations sémantiques du terme «superstition» confirme le jugement de Renan, qui voyait là un mot d’une clarté superficielle: utilisé pour désigner des croyances et des pratiques religieuses irrationnelles, il se révèle… …

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  • 112sacrifice — (sa kri fi s ) s. m. 1°   Chez les Hébreux, offrande faite à Dieu avec certaines cérémonies et consistant en des victimes ou des dons. •   Que les sacrifices des païens seront reçus de Dieu, et que Dieu retirera sa volonté des sacrifices des… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 113Priesthood — • Brief yet thorough examination of this sacrament Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Priesthood     Priesthood     † …

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  • 114Necromancy — This article is about the form of magic. For the film, see Necromancy (film). Necromancer redirects here. For other uses, see Necromancer (disambiguation). Illustration portraying a scene from the Bible wherein the Witch of Endor uses a… …

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  • 115magic — /maj ik/, n. 1. the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring: to pull a rabbit out of a hat by magic. 2. the art of producing a desired effect or result through the …

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  • 116Necromancy — • A special mode of divination by the summoning of the dead Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Necromancy     Necromancy     † …

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  • 117Oracle — This article is about the classical medium. For the software company, see Oracle Corporation. For other uses, see Oracle (disambiguation). Consulting the Oracle by John William Waterhouse, showing eight priestesses in a temple of prophecy In… …

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  • 118LEVITICUS, BOOK OF — (Heb. וַיִּקְרָא; LXX Λευιτικόν leuitikon), more aptly described by its tannaitic name, Torat Kohanim, the Priests Manual, the third book of the Pentateuch. Leviticus is thematically an independent entity. exodus contains the story of the… …

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  • 119Umbanda — is an Afro Brazilian religion that blends African religions with Catholicism and Spiritism (Kardecist Spiritualism). Umbanda is related to and has many similitudes with other Afro Brazilian religions like Candomblé, Batuque, Macumba, Quimbanda,… …

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  • 120Maya religion — Maya civiliza …

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