Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun [capitalized] [See
Rosicrucian .] A Rosicrucian. - noun A rosy cross, the alleged symbol of the Rosicrucians, supposed to denote the union of a rose with a cross: indicated by a cross within a circle, a rose on a cross, and otherwise. See
crucified rose and mystic rose, under rose. Also called rosie-cross, rosy cross, rosicrux, rosecroix, etc. - Rosicrucian.
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With the rose-cross symbols on the tympanum and the prevalence of images of the Temple of Solomon, this points in the direction of the Ordre de la Rose-Croix, du Temple et du Graal—an Order founded in Toulouse around 1850 and later headed by none other than Joséphin Péladan, the godfather of the erotic occult groups of the day.
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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And significantly, the rose-cross image is found on the Templar tomb of Sir William St Clair39…
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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With the rose-cross symbols on the tympanum and the prevalence of images of the Temple of Solomon, this points in the direction of the Ordre de la Rose-Croix, du Temple et du Graal—an Order founded in Toulouse around 1850 and later headed by none other than Joséphin Péladan, the godfather of the erotic occult groups of the day.
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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And significantly, the rose-cross image is found on the Templar tomb of Sir William St Clair39…
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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