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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Initiate.

Greek

3453. mueo -- to initiate into the mysteries, hence to instruct
... See also 3804 ("suffering"). [The metaphor was also used of "the initiatory rites
of the pagan mysteries. 'I have been initiated' " (, 893).]. ...
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3466. musterion -- a mystery or secret doctrine
... Word Origin from mustes (one initiated); from mueo Definition a mystery or secret
doctrine NASB Word Usage mysteries (5), mystery (22). mystery. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2585. Chanok -- four Israelites, sons of Cain, Jered, Midian and ...
... Enoch. From chanak; initiated; Chanok, an antediluvian patriach -- Enoch. see
HEBREW chanak. 2584, 2585. Chanok. 2586 . Strong's Numbers.
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2593. chanik -- trained, tried, experienced
... men (1). trained. From chanak; initiated; ie Practiced -- trained. see HEBREW
chanak. 2592, 2593. chanik. 2594 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Concerning the Ranks of the Initiated.
... CAPUT VI. I. Concerning the Ranks of the Initiated. Section I. ... We must next
explain the triad of the Ranks being initiated under them. ...
/.../dionysius/ecclesiastical hierarchy/caput vi i concerning the.htm

Reign of Theodosius the Great; He was Initiated into Divine ...
... Book VII. Chapter IV."Reign of Theodosius the Great; he was initiated
into Divine Baptism by Ascholius, Bishop of Thessalonica. ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter iv reign of theodosius the.htm

It was Our Purpose to Leave Unnoticed those Mysteries Also into ...
... Book V. 20 It was our purpose to leave unnoticed those mysteries also into
which Phrygia is initiated� It was our purpose to leave ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/20 it was our purpose.htm

What those who were to be Initiated Promised on Entering the ...
... The Book Concerning the Mysteries. Chapter II. What those who were to
be initiated promised on entering the Church� What those ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter ii what those who.htm

The views of Redemption Entertained by These Heretics.
... 3. For some of them prepare a nuptial couch, and perform a sort of mystic rite
(pronouncing certain expressions) with those who are being initiated, and affirm ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xxi the views of redemption.htm

Exhortation to Abandon their Old Errors and Listen to the ...
... Then shalt thou see my God, and be initiated into the sacred mysteries, and come
to the fruition of those things which are laid up in heaven reserved for me ...
/.../clement/exhortation to the heathen/chapter xii exhortation to abandon their.htm

Election of Nectarius to the See of Constantinople; his Birthplace ...
... and birthplace. When they heard that he had not been initiated their amazement
was increased at the decision of the emperor. I believe ...
/.../chapter viii election of nectarius to.htm

Instructions to Catechumens.
... any created thing. The initiated know the virtue of this cup, and you
yourselves shall know it a little while hence. Remember me ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/instructions to catechumens.htm

The Absurdity and Impiety of the Heathen Mysteries and Fables ...
... quackery. And if you have been initiated, you will laugh all the more at
these fables of yours which have been held in honour. I ...
/.../clement/exhortation to the heathen/chapter ii the absurdity and impiety.htm

So Also the Mysteries of Mithras are Distorted from the Prophecies ...
... "And when those who record the mysteries of Mithras say that he was begotten of
a rock, and call the place where those who believe in him are initiated a cave ...
/.../chapter lxx so also the mysteries.htm

Thesaurus

Initiated (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Initiated (2 Occurrences). ... I am fully initiated into all
the mysteries both of fulness and of hunger, of abundance and of want. ...
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Mystery (31 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A kind of secret religious celebration, to which none were admitted except
those who had been initiated by certain preparatory ceremonies; -- usually ...
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Initiate (1 Occurrence)
... 6. (a.) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly
admitted. 7. (n.) One who is, or is to be, initiated. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Enoch (18 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Initiated. ... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ENOCH. e'-nok
(chanokh, "initiated"; Henoch): (1) The eldest son of Cain (Genesis 4:17, 18). ...
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Gnosticism
... and mysterious knowledge, in no way accessible to those outside, which was not to
be proved or propagated, but believed in by the initiated, and anxiously ...
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Initiative (11 Occurrences)

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Apocrypha
... the doctrines and rites which could be taught to all their pupils, and those which
could profitably be communicated only to a select circle called the initiated...
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General (9 Occurrences)
... what was "hidden" or "secret." In this sense "apocryphal" was, to begin with, a
title of honor, being applied to writings used by the initiated in esoteric ...
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Fulness (76 Occurrences)
... abundance. I am fully initiated into all the mysteries both of fulness
and of hunger, of abundance and of want. (WEY). Colossians ...
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Marriage (74 Occurrences)
... to have been the practice from the beginning for fathers to select wives for their
sons (Genesis 24:3; 38:6). Sometimes also proposals were initiated by the ...
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Bible Concordance

Initiated (2 Occurrences)

Philippians 4:12 I know both how to live in humble circumstances and how to live amid abundance. I am fully initiated into all the mysteries both of fulness and of hunger, of abundance and of want.
(WEY DBY YLT)

Hebrews 9:18 whence not even the first apart from blood hath been initiated,
(YLT)

Subtopics

Initiated

Related Terms

Mystery (31 Occurrences)

Initiate (1 Occurrence)

Enoch (18 Occurrences)

Gnosticism

Initiative (11 Occurrences)

Apocrypha

General (9 Occurrences)

Fulness (76 Occurrences)