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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.


Example Sentences

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Rather than connect the author of "Lucifer Son of the Morning" to Luciferianism, "Out of Shadows" tries to convince us instead that renowned performance artist Marina Abramović is a high priestess of the Church of Satan.

From Salon

Kurlander groups all these — as well as the Nazi obsession with the Holy Grail, witchcraft, Luciferianism, World Ice Theory, anti-gravity machines, astrology and pagan religions — under the rubric “the supernatural imaginary.”

From Washington Post

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

And, so far as it goes, the ignorance shown in the legend of all books published in the last twenty years is evidence for the earlier date, and therefore, to some extent, for the actual existence of Luciferianism.

From Project Gutenberg