English Explanatory Dictionary

mysteriarch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who rules over mysteries.

Pronunciation

/mɪsˈtɪəɹiˌɑː(ɹ)k/

Word forms

mysteriarch mysteriarchs

Etymology

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.

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