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Luciferianism

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[loo-suh-fair-ee-uh-niz-uhm] / ˌlu səˈfɛər i əˌnɪz əm /

noun

  1. a belief system in which the character traits of Lucifer, as portrayed in literature and in the Bible, are admired and emulated, including autonomy, responsibility, personal pride, knowledge, the pursuit of prosperity, and delight in nature and carnal pleasure.


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At the same time Steiner introduces into his teaching a strong vein of Gnosticism, Luciferianism, Johannism, and Grand Orient Masonry, whilst reserving Rosicrucianism for his higher initiates.

From Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Webster, Nesta H.

Assuming that Luciferianism really exists, I do not for a moment believe that it has the antiquity which Miss Vaughan claims for it.

From Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II by Chambers, E. K. (Edmund Kerchever)

If there is such a thing as Luciferianism, I do not think we need look further back than 1870 for its origin.

From Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II by Chambers, E. K. (Edmund Kerchever)