mystes

noun

mys·​tes

ˈmistēz

plural mystae

-ˌstē

or mystai

-ˌstī

: an initiate in a mystery (as in the Eleusinian mysteries)

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek mystēs, from myein to initiate into religious rites

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