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ORPHIC MYSTERIES

\ˈɔːfɪk mˈɪstəɹiz], \ˈɔːfɪk mˈɪstəɹiz], \ˈɔː_f_ɪ_k m_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_ɹ_i_z]\

Definitions of ORPHIC MYSTERIES

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Hist.) Mysteries celebrated by certain societies, seemingly ascetic, which at the first rise of Greek philosophy assumed the name of Orpheus.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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