And of course, after handfasting, there's always the Great Rite."

After the fierce persecutions it was generally impossible to hold the great rites, and they were only very occasionally celebrated.

It was a great rite of passage.

This conflict is known as the "Great Rites Controversy."

This is a symbol of the Great Rite in Wiccan rituals.

Yang Tinghe was forced to retire after his political failure during this so-called Great rites controversy in 1524.

The Great Rite?

He was performing the Great Rite for his Lord and Master, Satan.

You must bring him to Avalon, Telen, and perform the Great Rite with him there."

It also meant the Great Rite would be symbolic rather than actual from now on, with the High Priest not Juniper's man.

In Wicca, the Great Rite is a ritual based on the Hieros Gamos.

This was not only an early sign of more conflict during Xiaozong's reign but also the Great rites controversy of the Ming Dynasty.

In the Context of Sraddha, Five Great Rites (Panca Mahayajnas).

Our virgin initiate, Lileth, will perform the Great Rite with you in the name of His Satanic Majesty.

It was a solemn moment, with no minister to confer society's approbation, no ritual of any kind to mark one of the great rites of human experience.

The third degree initiation ceremony in Gardnerian Wicca (including the Great Rite) is derived almost completely from the Gnostic Mass.

The Great Rite symbolizes creation in the union of the Maiden Goddess with the Lover God, and thus is also known as a fertility rite.

Ever since the first roller coasters and fantasy-laden amusement parks opened a century ago, visiting these monuments to youthful hedonism has been one of the great rites of summer.

The Goddess had said that the Great Rite would make Vor- timer a king-but the kingship she had given him had been in th Otherworld.

In British Traditional Wicca, the Great Rite is sometimes carried out in actuality by the High Priest and High Priestess.

The third degree is the highest in BTW, and it involves the participation of the Great Rite, either actual or symbolically, and in some cases ritual flagellation.

As a result of the Great Rites Controversy of 1524, he was reduced to the status of commoner and exiled to Yunnan, where he spent over 30 years.