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.]

  1. [Used in the place of first-person singular nominative pronoun] I.
  2. [Used after the first-person singular nominative pronoun “I” to express emphasis.]
  3. My being; my personality.
  4. [Reflexive pronoun.]

mysterious, adj. [see mystery, n.]

  1. Religious; unrevealed; unexplained.
  2. Hidden from comprehension; obscure.

mystery (mysteries), n. [L. 'secret'.]

  1. Enigma; question; query; puzzle; riddle; conundrum.
  2. Deep secret; hidden knowledge; matter kept unknown; [fig.] colorful lights at sundown.
  3. Characteristics of deity.
  4. Trade; occupation; skill.

mystic, adj. [L.]

  1. Hidden; veiled; unrevealed; symbolic; secret.
  2. Missing; mysterious; isolated from human understanding; [fig.] dead; ghostly; of the spirit world.

myth (-s), n. [L. < Gk.]

Fable; story; legend; fiction; personal narrative.