mysterial C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /mɪˈstɪriəl/ UK /mɪˈstɪəriəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of or relating to a mystery or to sacred mysteries The rite was conducted in a hushed, mysterial atmosphere. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of or relating to a mystery... mysteriousmysticsacredarcaneoccultnuminous ↔ Opposites mundaneordinary Word family Related forms mysterymysteriousmysticmystical Etymology AI details From mystery (from Old French mistere, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek mysterion, 'secret rite') plus the adjectival suffix -ial. mysterium Latin mysterion Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # mysterial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /mɪˈstɪriəl/ **IPA (UK):** /mɪˈstɪəriəl/ ## Meanings 1. of or relating to a mystery or to sacred mysteries ## Examples - The rite was conducted in a hushed, mysterial atmosphere. ## Synonyms - mysterious - mystic - sacred - arcane - occult - numinous ## Antonyms - mundane - ordinary ## Related Forms - mystery - mysterious - mystic - mystical ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mysterium - Root: mysterion ## Etymology From mystery (from Old French mistere, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek mysterion, 'secret rite') plus the adjectival suffix -ial. ## AI Etymology Mysterial comes from mystery (from Old French mistere, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek mysterion, 'secret rite') plus the adjectival suffix -ial. The etymological trail includes Latin mysterium, Ancient Greek mysterion. The same word family includes mystery, mysterious, mystic, mystical. Its current adjective use means "of or relating to a mystery or to sacred mysteries". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown