Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who presides over mysteries.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete One presiding over mysteries.

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  • noun obsolete One who rules over mysteries.

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Examples

  • Yet after Collins and Houdini had perfected it and it had been copyrighted, the mysteriarch waited almost a year and a half to perform it as part of his show.

    The Secret Life of Houdini William Kalush 2006

  • Yet after Collins and Houdini had perfected it and it had been copyrighted, the mysteriarch waited almost a year and a half to perform it as part of his show.

    The Secret Life of Houdini William Kalush 2006

  • The mysteriarch stood solemnly next to the structure.

    The Secret Life of Houdini William Kalush 2006

  • The mysteriarch stood solemnly next to the structure.

    The Secret Life of Houdini William Kalush 2006

  • He took hold of Peter's arm, hoisted the man from his chair, led him-bowing and staggering-past king and queen and mysteriarch.

    The Hand of Chaos Hickman, Tracy 1993

  • King Stephen was powerless to fight the mysteriarch.

    The Hand of Chaos Hickman, Tracy 1993

  • Stephen said nothing; the last thing he wanted to do was argue with a mysteriarch.

    Into the Labyrinth Hickman, Tracy 1993

  • She intended to do so, in league with this mysteriarch, Sinistrad'the boy's father.

    The Hand of Chaos Hickman, Tracy 1993

  • The mysteriarch, Iridal, returned to the High Realms.

    Into the Labyrinth Hickman, Tracy 1993

  • The initial shock was receding; the mysteriarch was beginning to realize that her dearest wish was coming true.

    The Hand of Chaos Hickman, Tracy 1993

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