Isiac
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Isiac
Example Sentences
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Names of persons of this class appear on many monuments as holders of Isiac office or liberal benefactors.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
These ideas spread into Italy with the diffusion of the Isiac cult among the upper class, and through the influence of travellers and envoys who kept up a fruitful intercourse between Alexandria and Rome.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
The Isiac guilds must have had a powerful influence in the diffusion of the religion of Alexandria.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
But the Isiac, like the Orphic revelation, while it gave a blessed promise for the life to come, attached grave conditions to the pledge.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
The Orphic and Dionysiac mysticism was leagued with the Isiac worship.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
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