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Aaron's rod
noun · 78% connection
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Adore
verb · 78% connection
To worship with profound reverence; to pay divine honors to; to honor as deity or as divine.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Anthropomorphism
noun · 78% connection
The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Anthropomorphite
noun · 78% connection
One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to the Deity or to a polytheistic deity. Taylor. Specifically, one of a sect of anci…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Apollo
noun · 78% connection
A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light and day (the "sun god"), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry, and musi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Catapult
noun · 78% connection
An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Ceremony
noun · 78% connection
Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matter…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Classical
noun · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their bes…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Corinthian
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Demigod
noun · 78% connection
A half god, or an inferior deity; a fabulous hero, the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Doric
adjective · 78% connection
Belonging to, or resembling, the oldest and simplest of the three orders of architecture used by the Greeks, but ranked as second of t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Drachma
noun · 78% connection
Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
God
noun · 78% connection
A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an obje…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Graeco-Roman
adjective · 78% connection
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture; "classical mytho…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Greco-Roman
adjective · 78% connection
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture; "classical mytho…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Heathen
noun · 78% connection
An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true God; a pagan; an idola…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Hecatomb
noun · 78% connection
A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
Holocaust
noun · 78% connection
A burnt sacrifice; an offering, the whole of which was consumed by fire, among the Jews and some pagan nations.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sacrifice, accompanied, certain, ceremonies, honor.
