Glossary: R-Si

Rabbi

(Hebrew, "teacher"). Jewish spiritual leader.

Rosicrucians

Knights of the Rosy Cross, a society stemming from the Knights Templar.

Sacraments

A formal church ritual frequently described as an outward and visible sign of an internal and spiritual grace. Sacraments are believed by most Christian denominations to have been instituted by Jesus.

Sacred Feminine

That which esoteric venerate in the person of the Goddess, who is the Isis of Egypt, and who is embodied by priestesses in sacred rituals. Esoterics of the Holy Grail believe that Mary Magdalene was herself a priestess who embodied the Sacred Feminine.

Second Temple

The Temple in Jerusalem that was rebuilt in 516 BCE after the Babylonian Exile and destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE.

Site

A location where human activity occurred and material remains were deposited.