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- noun the
worship of thesun ,moon andstars
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[165] Sabianism, as most readers are aware, is the adoration of the armies of heaven: the word being derived from the Hebrew _tzaba_,
Moon Lore Timothy Harley
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Sabianism, or the worship of the sun, moon, and stars, among some peoples, and the deification of men among others.
The Symbolism of Freemasonry Albert G. Mackey
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But they were destroyed, and by the slaughter which was then made of all the chief men among them, it sunk so low, that it became almost extinct, and Sabianism everywhere prevailed against it, Darius and most of his followers on that occasion going over to it.
Mysticism and its Results Being an Inquiry into the Uses and Abuses of Secrecy John Delafield
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But Sabianism, while it was the most ancient of the religious corruptions, was, I have said, also the most generally diffused; and hence, even among nations which afterwards adopted the polytheistic creed of deified men and factitious gods, this ancient sun-worship is seen to be continually exerting its influences.
The Symbolism of Freemasonry Albert G. Mackey
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+ Sabianism, the worship of the sun, moon, and stars;
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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The religion of the Cedarenes, like that of all pre-Islamitic Arabs, was Sabianism, or worship of the heavenly bodies.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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After the subjection of Egypt by the stranger kings and the consequent introduction into the country of Sabianism, the dual creative force residing in the sun is represented by Seth.
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In the case of the Arabians the primitive belief, which was Sabianism, has been altered far less by Mohammedan invasion than most persons suppose.
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In a remote period of antiquity, Sabianism was diffused over Asia by the science of the Chaldaeans 55 and the arms of the Assyrians.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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a remote period of antiquity, Sabianism was diffused over Asia by the science of the Chaldæans and the arms of the Assyrians.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 Edward Gibbon 1765
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