Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mystery Mysteries 1. Meaning and usage.-The word mystery () is derived from the Greek , to initiate; but it is also connected with , to shut the eyes or the mouth. Consequently it stands for rites and truths which must be closely guarded by those who possess them. J. E. Harrison (Prolegomena to the Study … Continue reading “Mystery Mysteries”

MYSTERY Means strictly a secret, and is so used when spoken of the heathen “mysteries” or secret rites, which were full of all manner of abominations. In the Scriptures the word “mystery” denotes those truths of religions which, without a revelation from God, would have remained unknown to man. Our Savior says to his disciples, … Continue reading “Mystery”

MYSTERIES-REVELATIONS (A) MYSTERIES, GREAT, that test the faith of men Of the Prosperity of the Wicked Jer 12:1 Of the New Birth Joh 3:8 Of Providence Rom 11:33 Of the Future Life 1Co 15:51 Of the Union of Christ with the Church Eph 5:32 Of the Incarnation 1Ti 3:16 Of Suffering Heb 12:11 –SEE Secret … Continue reading “MYSTERIES-REVELATIONS”

Mysteries, Christian otherwise called MIRACLES AND MORALITIES, or simply “Miracle Plays,” were shows in the Middle Ages representing in rude dramatic form scenes from the Scriptures and from the apocryphal gospels. They were performed first in churches, and afterwards in the streets on fixed or movable stages. The actors were in the earliest times to … Continue reading “Mysteries, Christian”

Mysteries and Miracle Plays These two names are used to designate the religious drama which developed among Christian nations at the end of the Middle Ages. It should be noted that the word “mystery” has often been applied to all Christian dramas prior to the sixteenth century, whereas it should be confined to those of … Continue reading “Mysteries and Miracle Plays”

MYSTERIES A term used to denote the secret rites of the Pagan superstition, which were carefully concealed from the knowledge of the vulgar. The learned bishop Warburton supposed that the mysteries of the Pagan religion were the invention of legislators and other great personages, whom fortune or their own merit had placed at the head … Continue reading “Mysteries”

Mystee those who were initiated into the lesser Eleusinian mysteries (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Mystagogy (, introduction to the mysteries) is a term used in the early Christian churches of the Orient to designate either the Lord’s Supper or baptism. To designate the former it is frequently found in the writings of Cyril of Jerusalem and of Theodoret. It was intimately connected with the secret discipline, but fell into … Continue reading “Mystagogy”

Mystagogue (Gr. , from , an initiated person, and , to lead), the name in the Greek religious system of the priest whose duty it was to direct the preparations of the candidates for initiation in the several mysteries, as well as to conduct the ceremonial of initiation. It was sometimes applied by a sort … Continue reading “Mystagogue”

Mysore, India, diocese of Cmprises the districts of Mysore, Mandya, Coorg and Chamarajanagara. Founded as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1850. Elevated on 1 September 1886 to a diocese , suffragan of the archdiocese of Pondicherry; entrusted to the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris, and the diocesan clergy. The Abbe Jean Dubois labored there. Suffragen … Continue reading “Mysore, India, diocese of”