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thelemic, a.|θɛˈliːmɪk|
[f. Gr. θέληµα will + -ic, with reference to the abbey of Thelème in Rabelais; see thelemite.]
That permits people to do as they wish; spec. designating the Satanist activities of Aleister Crowley (1875–1947).
1926T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (1935) V. lix. 335 The Catholic Christians would counter them by demanding European protection of a thelemic order, conferring privileges without obligation. 1951J. Symonds Great Beast iii. xvi. 151 The intention of these two founders [sc. Sir Francis Dashwood and Aleister Crowley] of Thelemic Abbeys was different. Ibid. 152 Five rooms were planned around a central hall, the Sanctum Sanctorum, or the temple, of the Thelemic mysteries. 1956― Ibid. (rev. ed.) 155 Those Orgia which so shocked the readers of the Sunday Express and John Bull; although through ignorance of magic..these two papers could only hint at the nature of the Thelemic ceremonies. 1973K. Grant Aleister Crowley & Hidden God v. 73 Elaborate ceremonial and the establishment of fixed Lodges in specific localities would be superseded by a fluid and far-flung web comprised of Thelemic power-zones. |