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Isiac

American  
[is-ee-ak, iz-, ahy-see-] / ˈɪs iˌæk, ˈɪz-, ˈaɪ si- /
Also Isiacal

adjective

  1. of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.


Etymology

Origin of Isiac

1700–10; < Latin Īsiacus < Greek Īsiakós. See Isis, -ac

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It produced the "Virgin of the Sphere," Queen of Heaven, "Isiac Controller of the Zodiac," at the same time that it made her the mother of all mankind.

From The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion by Eliza Burt Gamble

The Isiac tablet, describing the Mysteries of Isis, is charged with serpents in every part, as her emblems.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

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 Samuel Dill

Officers of Isiac Mysteries practically the same as the Eleusinian.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

Isiac Mysteries required tomb, pillars, and lake, 405-m.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

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