Great Rite — noun In Wicca, ritualistic sexual intercourse symbolizing creation. The Great Rite can also be performed symbolically: the high priest plunges the athame, or ritual knife (the male symbol), into a cup or chalice (the female symbol) that is filled … Wiktionary
GREAT POLAND — (Pol. Wielkopolska; Heb. פּוֹלִין גָּדוֹל), historic administrative unit of Poland Lithuania, and a Jewish historical geographical entity within the framework of the councils of the lands . The region, which lay on both sides of the Warta River,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
rite of passage — [rēt də pä sȧzh′] n. 1. a ceremony, often religious, marking a significant transition in a person s life, as birth, puberty, marriage, or death 2. an event, achievement, etc. in a person s life regarded as having great significance: Also [Fr.]… … English World dictionary
Great Salt Lake Council — serves northern Utah.Districts*City Creek District *Cottonwood District *Deseret Peak District *Eagle Peaks District *East Millcreek District *Farmington Bay District *Golden Eagle District *Granger District *Granite Trail District *Indian… … Wikipedia
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults — RCIA redirects here. For the company with this stock ticker symbol, see Rogers Communications. The Seven Sacraments by Rogier van der Weyden, ca. 1448. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (often abbreviated RCIA) is the process through… … Wikipedia
rite of passage — 1. Anthropol. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person s change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan. 2. any important act or event that serves… … Universalium
Rite of Memphis-Misraim — Part of a series of articles on Freemasonry Core Articles Freemasonry · Grand Lodge · Masonic Lodge · Masonic Lodge Officers · Grand Master · Prince Hall Freemasonry · Regular Masonic jurisdictions · Continental Fr … Wikipedia
Great Apostasy — The Great Apostasy is a term used by some religious groups to allege a general fallen state of traditional Christianity, or especially of Catholicism, magisterial Protestantism and Eastern Orthodoxy, that it is not representative of the faith… … Wikipedia
Rite Swedenborg — Le rite Swedenborg est un rite maçonnique nommé d après Emanuel Swedenborg et faisant référence à ses enseignements. Sommaire 1 Historique 2 Description 3 Bibliographie 4 N … Wikipédia en Français
Great Synagogue of Vilna — Infobox religious building building name=Great Synagogue of Vilna caption= location=flagicon|Lithuania Vilnius Old Town, Lithuania geo= religious affiliation=Orthodox Judaism rite=Ashkenaz district= functional status=Destroyed leadership= website … Wikipedia
