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noun
One who rules over mysteries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: obsolete outside of fantasy
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin mystēriarchēs (“one who presides over Christian sacraments”), from Ancient Greek μυστηριάρχης (mustēriárkhēs, “one who rules over religious mysteries”), from μυστήριον (mustḗrion) + -άρχης (-árkhēs), corresponding to mystery + -arch.
