Satanism


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Satanism

1. the worship of Satan
2. a form of such worship which includes blasphemous or obscene parodies of Christian prayers, etc.
3. a satanic disposition or satanic practices
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Permanent Secretary Muzila encouraged students to focus on their studies and not be disturbed by the satanism scare.
The New York-based Satanic Temple said it would like to erect a 7-foot-tall statue of a seated figure known as Baphomet, a goat-headed entity long affiliated with Satanism. The group's proposed statue shows Baphomet with a child standing on either side of him.
The killings have taken place since Iraq's interior ministry drew attention to the "emo" subculture last month, labeling it "Satanism" and ordering a community police force to stamp it out.
The killings took place after Iraq's interior ministry drew attention to the 'emo' subculture last month, labeling it 'Satanism', and ordering the community police force to eradicate it.
Despite it being a potential criminal offense, there is little known -- though no shortage of rumors -- about devil worship and satanism in Lebanon, including who is, or isn't, a devil worshipper.
Q IN my teens, I was with a guy who was into Satanism and that kind of stuff.
The Hell-Fire Clubs: Sex, Satanism and Secret Societies.
But the worst thing is that this celebration has been identified with neo-pagans, satanism, and occult worship," said a statement released last Halloween on the Archdiocese of Mexico's website, according to the Associated Press.
Zolfaghari said half of the 50 groups are active and estimated that about 200 books on the subject of Satanism had been translated, printed and distributed within the country.
Satanism is popularly associated with hedonism and horror, but there are concrete facts which actually surround the practice of Satanism, and this reference gathers together scholarly studies of Satanism along with original source material to survey its history and practices.
"Working together and looking out for others are contrary to Satanism, so they'd have to compromise their beliefs.