Satanism
Adversary-venerating belief system
Satanism refers to organized religious or philosophical movements centered on Satan.
The Church of Satan, founded in 1966, treats Satan not as a deity but as a symbol of personal autonomy and opposition to arbitrary authority.
The Satanic Temple, established later, emphasizes political activism and secular values.
These groups are atheistic, distinguishing themselves from theistic Satanism, which involves actual belief in Satan as a supernatural being.
She explained that her Satanism was more about rejecting dogma than worshipping anything. (Lowercase satanism is the general concept of devil worship or Satan-related beliefs.)
Goat-headed occult symbol
- devil worshipReligious devotion to Satan
- fallen angelExpelled celestial rebel
- left-hand pathSelf-focused esoteric tradition
- diabolismWorship of evil spirits
Five-pointed mystical star
Irrational collective fear wave
- satanic panicMoral terror about devil worship
- heavy metalAggressive amplified rock genre
- black metalUncoated ferrous alloy
- horror filmsMovies meant to frighten
Control over one's fate
- self-interestConcern for personal advantage
- self-ownershipExclusive bodily authority
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
- adversarialCharacterized by conflict
- LilithFemale demon of folklore
- BeelzebubPrince of demons
- MephistophelesSoul-bargaining demon
- Prince of DarknessSatan's formal title
Baphomet
Goat-headed occult symbol
- devil worshipReligious devotion to Satan
- fallen angelExpelled celestial rebel
- left-hand pathSelf-focused esoteric tradition
pentagram
Five-pointed mystical star
moral panic
Irrational collective fear wave
- satanic panicMoral terror about devil worship
- heavy metalAggressive amplified rock genre
- black metalUncoated ferrous alloy
horror films · Hollywood · media · scapegoat · gothic
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- self-interestConcern for personal advantage
- self-ownershipExclusive bodily authority
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
Aleister Crowley
- LilithFemale demon of folklore
- BeelzebubPrince of demons
- MephistophelesSoul-bargaining demon
ceremonial
Relating to formal rites
- grimoireTextbook of sorcery
- New ReligionsScientology, Hare Krishna, ISKCON, Unification Church, Branch Davidians
- occultwitchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, black magic, tarot
- taboostaboo, incest, cannibalism, bestiality, necrophilia
- Satandevil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, prince of darkness
- Occult Traditionsoccultism, esotericism, Hermeticism, Kabbalah, Gnosticism
- demonologydemons, devil, Lucifer, Lilith, Beelzebub
SatanismChristianity
Faith based on Jesus
theism · monotheism · Catholicism · Protestantism · Islam
SatanismChristian devotion
Spiritual dedication to Christ
divine worship · Christian piety · salvation · sainthood · holiness