单词 | osirism |
释义 | Osirismn. In ancient Egypt: the cult or ritual associated with Osiris. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > other non-Christian sects > Osirism > [noun] Osirism1816 1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry I. i. §iv. 86 From the deities who were especially venerated, we may call the one Buddhism or Hermetism or Tautism, and the other Sivism or Osirism or Dionusism. 1877 H. P. Blavatsky Isis Unveiled ii. 116 Such are the principal articles of faith of the Wisdom-religion,..and such we find to have been even that of the ancient Osirism. 1906 W. M. F. Petrie Relig. Anc. Egypt v. 38 The earliest phase of Osirism that we can identify is in portions of the Book of the Dead. 1987 M. Eliade & C. J. Adams Encycl. Relig. VII. 140/2 Mystery cults, Osirism, Hermetism, and the teachings of the magi came to the aid of those who saw themselves as strangers in this world. 2002 R. A. Gabriel Gods of our Fathers vii. 196 Even a passing familiarity with the theologies of Judaism, Atenism, Osirism, and Christianity reveals stark similarities in content and application. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1816 |
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