Mysterium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɪˈstɪəɹɪəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mysterium is a noun meaning (chemistry, alchemy, now historical) Any of various unknown elements thought to make up existing forms of matter, or a substance seen as an elemental or pure form of something else.
Meaning
(chemistry, alchemy, now historical) Any of various unknown elements thought to make up existing forms of matter, or a substance seen as an elemental or pure form of something else.
More Meanings
- (astronomy, now historical) The hypothetical source of a galactic radio emission at 1665 megahertz (later identified as due to hydroxyl radicals in interstellar space).
Example Sentences
There are many such mysteria: milk is a mysterium of cheese and butter, and cheese in turn a mysterium of maggots, which were thought to form spontaneously in rotting food.
Word Forms
- mysteria
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mystery, mystique, enigma, matter, numen, sex-mystery.
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