Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: myrrh – myth
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myrrh (-s), n. [Semitic.]
Kind of liquid with healing properties.
myself, pron. [ME; NW says it is sometimes used in the place of “I,” especially in poetry.]
- [Used in the place of first-person singular nominative pronoun] I.
- [Used after the first-person singular nominative pronoun “I” to express emphasis.]
- My being; my personality.
- [Reflexive pronoun.]
mysterious, adj. [see mystery, n.]
- Religious; unrevealed; unexplained.
- Hidden from comprehension; obscure.
mystery (mysteries), n. [L. 'secret'.]
- Enigma; question; query; puzzle; riddle; conundrum.
- Deep secret; hidden knowledge; matter kept unknown; [fig.] colorful lights at sundown.
- Characteristics of deity.
- Trade; occupation; skill.
mystic, adj. [L.]
- Hidden; veiled; unrevealed; symbolic; secret.
- Missing; mysterious; isolated from human understanding; [fig.] dead; ghostly; of the spirit world.
myth (-s), n. [L. < Gk.]
Fable; story; legend; fiction; personal narrative.