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Ophism

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Oph´ism
n.1.Doctrines and rites of the Ophites.
2.Serpent worship or the use of serpents as magical agencies.
Ophism
the doctrines and beliefs of certain Gnostic sects that worshiped serpents as the symbol of the hidden divine wisdom and as having benefited Adam and Eve by encouraging them to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge. Also Ophitism. — Ophite, n. — Ophitic, adj.
See also: Religion


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