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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77059" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77059" /> == | ||
<p> [[Sacred]] rites and ceremonies of stated observance among the [[Greeks]] and Romans in connection with the worship of particular divinities, to which only the initiated were admitted, and in which, by associating together, they quickened and confirmed each other in their faith and hope, and in which it would seem they made solemn avowal of these; the name is also applied to the [[Miracle Plays]] ( <i> q. v </i> .) of the | <p> [[Sacred]] rites and ceremonies of stated observance among the [[Greeks]] and Romans in connection with the worship of particular divinities, to which only the initiated were admitted, and in which, by associating together, they quickened and confirmed each other in their faith and hope, and in which it would seem they made solemn avowal of these; the name is also applied to the [[Miracle Plays]] ( <i> q. v </i> .) of the Middle Ages. </p> | ||
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