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Arcane Ceremonies and Obscure Rituals is a hard crossword puzzle with 19 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Arcane Ceremonies and Obscure Rituals
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- 1. Process to cleanse spiritually or physically in ritual contexts
- 2. Epic poem recalling forgotten colonial rituals and ceremonies
- 3. Ritual veneration of emblematic animals or objects by clans
- 9. The art of wonder-working magic, once central to ritual acts
- 11. Ancient patron-client relationship sometimes ritualized socially
- 13. Destruction of images, a ritual act with theological implications
- 16. Vessel for burning incense during sacred rituals
- 18. A solemn prayer, often integral to esoteric ceremonies
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- 4. Belief system attributing spirits to objects, basis for many rites
- 5. Ancient priestly garment, worn during oracular rites
- 6. To drain blood completely, often a ritual purification method
- 7. Sacred phallic symbol worshipped in ancient fertility rites
- 8. The ritual act of centering attention to channel sacred power
- 10. Forbidden rite of communing with the dead to foretell fate
- 12. Use of signs or emblems, critical in interpreting ritual acts
- 14. Intended as a lethal offering, often bloodshed in archaic rites
- 15. Relating to gods or spirits of the underworld, crucial in rites
- 17. Offering given in fulfillment of a vow, usually in sacred contexts
- 19. The pouring out of liquid in honor of deities or spirits
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