English Dictionary

mystery cult

名詞

Any of various ancient religious movements in which initiates undergo secret rites to achieve unification with the godhead.

日本語の意味

古代の宗教運動で、入信者が秘密の儀式（秘儀）を経て神格や神性と一体化を目指す宗教集団として理解される。

Scholars debated whether the ancient rites of the mystery cult were designed to grant initiates a union with the divine.

学者たちは、秘儀宗教の古代の儀式が、入門者を神と一体化させるために行われたものかどうかを議論した。

意味（1）

Any of various ancient religious movements in which initiates undergo secret rites to achieve unification with the godhead.

The mystery cult of Isis in Roman Egypt was an attempt to harken back to the religion of the New Kingdom, which itself was trying to harken back to the religion of the Old Kingdom.

mystery cults （ plural ）