"mysteriarch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈtɪəɹiˌɑː(ɹ)k/ Forms: mysteriarchs [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|EL.|mystēriarchēs||one who presides over Christian sacraments}} Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin mystēriarchēs (“one who presides over Christian sacraments”), {{der|en|grc|μυστηριάρχης||one who rules over religious mysteries}} Ancient Greek μυστηριάρχης (mustēriárkhēs, “one who rules over religious mysteries”), {{suffix|grc|μυστήριον|άρχης|nocat=1}} μυστήριον (mustḗrion) + -άρχης (-árkhēs), {{suffix|en|mystery|arch}} mystery + -arch Head templates: {{en-noun|mysteriarchs}} mysteriarch (plural mysteriarchs)
  1. (obsolete outside of fantasy) One who rules over mysteries. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Fictional characters

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