Mystagogy
Mys″ta‐go′gy (?), n. The doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue; interpretation of mysteries.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Mysterial
Mys‐te″ri‐al (?), a. Mysterious.
Mysteriarch
Mys‐te″ri‐arch (?), n. [L. mysteriarches, Gr. �; � mystery + � chief.] One presiding over mysteries.
Mysterious
Mys‐te″ri‐ous (?), a. [F. mystèrieux. See 1st Mystery.] Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult or impossible to understand; obscure; not revealed or explai...
Mysteriously
Mys‐te″ri‐ous‐ly, adv. In a mysterious manner.
Mysteriousness
Mys‐te″ri‐ous‐ness, n. 1. The state or quality of being mysterious.2. Something mysterious; a mystery. Jer. Taylor.
Mysterize
Mys″ter‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mysterized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mysterizing (?).] To make mysterious; to make a mystery of.
Mystery
Mys″ter‐y (mĭs″tẽr‐y̆), n.; pl.Mysteries (–ĭz). [L. mysterium, Gr. μυστήριον, fr. μύστησ one initiated in mysteries; cf. μυει̑ν to initiate into the mysteries, fr. μύειν to shut...
Mystery (2)
Mys″ter‐y, n.; pl.Mysteries. [OE. mistere, OF. mestier, F. métier, L. ministerium. See Ministry.] 1. A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupie...
Mystic
{ Mys″tic (?), Mys″tic‐al (?), } a. [L. mysticus, Gr. � belonging to secret rites, from � one initiated: cf. F. mystique. See 1st Mystery, Misty.] 1. Remote from or beyond human...
Mystic (2)
Mys″tic (?), n. One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. See Mysticism.
Mysticete
Mys″ti‐cete (?), n. [Gr. μύσταξ the upper lip, also, the mustache + κη̑τοσ a whale.] (Zoöl.) Any right whale, or whalebone whale. See Cetacea.
Mysticism
Mys″ti‐cism (?), n. [Cf. F. mysticisme.] 1. Obscurity of doctrine.2. (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of the Mystics, who professed a pure, sublime, and wholly disinterested devotion,...
Mystification
Mys′ti‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. mystification.] The act of mystifying, or the state of being mystied; also, something designed to, or that does, mystify.The reply of Pope seem...
Mystificator
Mys″ti‐fi‐ca′tor (?), n. One who mystifies.
Mystify
Mys″ti‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mystified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mystifying (?).] [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. � + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See 1st Mystery, and -fy.] 1. To invol...
Mytacism
My″ta‐cism (?), n. [Gr. �. Cf. Metacism.] Too frequent use of the letter m, or of the sound represented by it.
Myth
Myth (?), n. [Written also mythe.] [Gr. μυ̑θοσ myth, fable, tale, talk, speech: cf. F. mythe.] 1. A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied a belief regarding s...
Mythe
Mythe (?), n. See Myth. Grote.
Mythic
{ Myth″ic (?), Myth″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. mythicus, Gr. �. See Myth.] Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful. — Myth″...
Mythographer
My‐thog″ra‐pher (?), n. [Gr. μυθογράφοσ; μυ̑θοσ + γράφειν to write.] A composer of fables.
Mythologer
My‐thol″o‐ger (?), n. A mythologist.
Mythologian
Myth′o‐lo″gi‐an (?), n. A mythologist.
Mythologic
{ Myth′o‐log″ic (?), Myth′o‐log″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. mythologicus: cf. F. mytholigique.] Of or pertaining to mythology or to myths; mythical; fabulous. — Myth′o‐log″ic‐al‐ly, adv.
Mythologist
My‐thol″o‐gist (?), n. [Cf. F. mythologiste.] One versed in, or who writes on, mythology or myths.
Mythologize
My‐thol″o‐gize (?), v. i. [Cf. F. mythologiser.] 1. To relate, classify, and explain, or attempt to explain, myths; to write upon myths.2. To construct and propagate myths.
Mythologizer
My‐thol″o‐gi′zer (?), n. One who, or that which, mythologizes.Imagination has always been, and still is, in a narrower sense, the great mythologizer. Lowell.