Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, M , myrsinĕum , mystērĭum

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I. Lit., of the mysteries of Ceres, otherwise called sacra Eleusinia, Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62; id. Leg. 2, 14, 35: “mysteria Attica,” Tert. Apol. 39: “mysteria Cereris initiorum enuntiare,” Just. 5, 1, 1: “mysteria facere,” to celebrate the sacred mysteries, Nep. Alcib. 3, 6.—Also, the festival on which these mysteries were celebrated: in quem diem Romana incidant mysteria, the festival of the goddess Bona Dea, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 26; 5, 21, 14 sq.—

II. Transf., in gen., a secret thing, secret, mystery: “rhetorum mysteria,” Cic. Tusc. 4, 25, 55; id. de Or. 1, 47, 206: “epistolae nostrae tantum habent mysteriorum,” id. Att. 4, 18, 1: “accipe congestas, mysteria frivolas nugas,” Aus. Ep. 4, 67.—

III. (Eccl. Lat.)

A. Something transcending mere human intelligence: “mysterium evangelii,” Vulg. Eph. 6, 19: “mysterium sicut evangelizaverat per prophetas,” id. Apoc. 10, 7: “mysteria regni caelorum,” id. Matt. 13, 11.—

2. Of Antichrist, Vulg. Apoc. 17, 5: “mysterium iniquitatis,” id. 2 Thess. 2, 7. —

B. The Lord's supper: “mysterium celebrat,” Ambros. in 1 Cor. 11, 27.

A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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