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2418. hierourgeo -- to perform sacred rites
... to perform sacred rites. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hierourgeo Phonetic
Spelling: (hee-er-oorg-eh'-o) Short Definition: I minister in holy things ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2418.htm - 7k

2290. thapto -- to bury
... root Definition to bury NASB Word Usage buried (7), bury (4). bury. A primary verb;
to celebrate funeral rites, ie Inter -- bury. (ethapsan) -- 3 Occurrences. ...
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3453. mueo -- to initiate into the mysteries, hence to instruct
... See also 3804 ("suffering"). [The metaphor was also used of "the initiatory rites
of the pagan mysteries. 'I have been initiated' " (, 893).]. ...
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3466. musterion -- a mystery or secret doctrine
... From a derivative of muo (to shut the mouth); a secret or "mystery" (through the
idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites) -- mystery. ...
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Library

Whether the Rites of Unbelievers Ought to be Tolerated?
... OF UNBELIEF IN GENERAL (TWELVE ARTICLES) Whether the rites of unbelievers
ought to be tolerated? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the rites of unbelievers.htm

Of the Gods and Sacred Rites of the Barbarians.
... Addressed to His Brother Pentadius. Chap. XXIII."Of the Gods and Sacred Rites of
the Barbarians. ... Thus the mournful rites are ended with gladness. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxiii of the gods and.htm

Of the Sacred Rites of the Roman Gods.
... The Epitome of the Divine Institutes. Addressed to His Brother Pentadius.
Chap. XXI."Of the Sacred Rites of the Roman Gods. But ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxi of the sacred rites.htm

Eucharistic Rites. Liturgy.
... Chapter V."Eucharistic Rites. Liturgy. Sec. ... When the rites of Baptism and Chrism
were completed, the new-made Christians, clothed in white robes (Myst. ...
/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/chapter v eucharistic rites liturgy.htm

Concerning the Shamefulness of the Rites which are Celebrated in ...
... Book VII. Chapter 21."Concerning the Shamefulness of the Rites Which
are Celebrated in Honor of Liber. Now as to the rites of ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 21 concerning the shamefulness of.htm

Of the Origin of Sacred Rites and Superstitions.
... Addressed to His Brother Pentadius. Chap. XXIV."Of the Origin of Sacred Rites
and Superstitions. These are the mysteries of the gods. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxiv of the origin of.htm

Of God, and the Religious Rites of the Foolish; of Avarice, and ...
... Book II. Of the Origin of Error. Chap. vii."of god, and the religious rites
of the foolish; of avarice, and the authority of ancestors. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap vii of god and the.htm

Of the Sacred Rites Introduced by Faunus and Numa.
... The Epitome of the Divine Institutes. Addressed to His Brother Pentadius. Chap.
XXII."Of the Sacred Rites Introduced by Faunus and Numa. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxii of the sacred rites.htm

Prohibition of Sacrifices, of Mystic Rites, Combats of Gladiators ...
... Book IV. Chapter XXV."Prohibition of Sacrifices, of Mystic Rites, Combats
of Gladiators, also the Licentious Worship of the Nile. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xxv prohibition of sacrifices of.htm

But Our Rites are New; Yours are Ancient, and of Excessive ...
... Book II. 71 But our rites are new; yours are ancient, and of excessive
antiquity? But our rites are [3886] new; yours are ancient ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/71 but our rites are.htm

Thesaurus
Rites (6 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Rites (6 Occurrences). John 2:6 Now there were
six water pots of stone set there after the Jews' manner ...
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Abiez'rites (3 Occurrences)
Abiez'rites. Abi-ezrites, Abiez'rites. Abigail . Multi-Version
Concordance Abiez'rites (3 Occurrences). Judges 6:24 ...
/a/abiez'rites.htm - 7k

Sacraments
... idea corresponding to "sacrament," nor does the earliest history of Christianity
afford any trace of the application of the term to certain rites of the church ...
/s/sacraments.htm - 19k

Righteousness (442 Occurrences)
... Back of the performance of religious rites was the fear of the group that the god
of the group would be displeased if certain honors were not rendered to him. ...
/r/righteousness.htm - 56k

Astoreth
... The chief seat of the worship of Ishtar in Babylonia was Erech, where prostitution
was practiced in her name, and she was served with immoral rites by bands of ...
/a/astoreth.htm - 10k

Astarte (2 Occurrences)
... The chief seat of the worship of Ishtar in Babylonia was Erech, where prostitution
was practiced in her name, and she was served with immoral rites by bands of ...
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Ashtoreth (3 Occurrences)
... The chief seat of the worship of Ishtar in Babylonia was Erech, where prostitution
was practiced in her name, and she was served with immoral rites by bands of ...
/a/ashtoreth.htm - 14k

Rite (6 Occurrences)
... service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or
other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry ...
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Red (124 Occurrences)
... The most likely is that purificatory rites originated in a very primitive stage
when the female was thought to be the more sacred animal on account of its ...
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Nonimmersionist
... They were all private cults into which men and women were received one by one, and
that by rites of initiation which each had to pass through personally. ...
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Resources
What is a rite? | GotQuestions.org

What is extreme unction / last rites? | GotQuestions.org

Rites and Ordinances ' Article Index | GotQuestions.org

Rites: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Rites (6 Occurrences)

John 2:6
Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.
(See RSV)

Acts 21:24
Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.
(See NIV)

1 Corinthians 9:13
Do you not know that those who perform the sacred rites have their food from the sacred place, and that those who serve at the altar all alike share with the altar?
(WEY)

Hebrews 9:23
It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
(See RSV)

Numbers 3:38
Those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary for the duty of the children of Israel. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.
(See RSV)

Numbers 9:3
In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Subtopics

Rites

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Abiez'rites (3 Occurrences)

Sacraments

Righteousness (442 Occurrences)

Astoreth

Astarte (2 Occurrences)

Ashtoreth (3 Occurrences)

Rite (6 Occurrences)

Red (124 Occurrences)

Nonimmersionist

Non-immersionist

Comparative

View (86 Occurrences)

Mystery (31 Occurrences)

Heifer (22 Occurrences)

Judaism (5 Occurrences)

Law (670 Occurrences)

Galatians (2 Occurrences)

Warfare (18 Occurrences)

War (529 Occurrences)

Funeral (3 Occurrences)

Tammuz (1 Occurrence)

Ritual (3 Occurrences)

Celebrate (66 Occurrences)

Ceremonial (11 Occurrences)

Asiarch

Devils (48 Occurrences)

Demons (54 Occurrences)

Communion (8 Occurrences)

With (66342 Occurrences)

Demonology

Demoniac (7 Occurrences)

Demon (26 Occurrences)

Salvation (386 Occurrences)

Education (4 Occurrences)

Greece (15 Occurrences)

Blood (435 Occurrences)

Place (9195 Occurrences)

Ancient (64 Occurrences)

Jehoiakim (37 Occurrences)

Baal (94 Occurrences)

Oil (281 Occurrences)

Apocrypha

Phoenicians

Phoenicia (6 Occurrences)

Abigail (18 Occurrences)

Zimri (16 Occurrences)

Nuptial (1 Occurrence)

Jo'ash (44 Occurrences)

Jeremy (2 Occurrences)

Gate (248 Occurrences)

Gebal (3 Occurrences)

Impose (12 Occurrences)

Imagery (5 Occurrences)

Initiate (1 Occurrence)

Incense (167 Occurrences)

Frankincense (22 Occurrences)

Friend (139 Occurrences)

Tradition (13 Occurrences)

Teraphim (14 Occurrences)

Tabor (12 Occurrences)

Rudiments (5 Occurrences)

Rithmah (2 Occurrences)

Raven (7 Occurrences)

Enchant (1 Occurrence)

Expiate (1 Occurrence)

Exorcism

Exorcist (1 Occurrence)

Evenings (15 Occurrences)

Defilement (12 Occurrences)

Dionysia

Dung (27 Occurrences)

Defile (63 Occurrences)

Dispersion (4 Occurrences)

Dirge (5 Occurrences)

Manners (6 Occurrences)

Manner (351 Occurrences)

Mosaic (2 Occurrences)

Priest (500 Occurrences)

Pharisee (14 Occurrences)

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