| mysticism |
the beliefs held by mystics. [3 definitions] |
| mystify |
to cause puzzlement in, often with intent to deceive; bewilder; perplex. |
| mystique |
an aura of mystery, power, or distinction that surrounds a particular person, thing, or activity. |
| myth |
a story or body of stories based on tradition or legend, originating in the oral history of a preliterate society and incorporating its beliefs about the origins of the world, the causes of natural events, and the origins of the society's customs and practices. [5 definitions] |
| mythic |
contained in, described in, or based on a myth. [2 definitions] |
| mythical |
concerning, involving, resembling, or portrayed in a myth or myths. [2 definitions] |
| mythicize |
to treat or explain as, or turn into, a myth. |
| mythmaker |
one who creates a myth or myths, usu. to serve the needs of a particular situation. |
| mythological |
of, concerning, or appearing in myths or mythology. [2 definitions] |
| mythologize |
to relate or create a myth or myths. [3 definitions] |
| mythology |
a body of myths particular to one society, event, or subject, or all myths collectively. [2 definitions] |
| mythomania |
in psychiatry, an abnormal compulsion to exaggerate or lie. |
| mythos |
the complex of beliefs and attitudes, or patterns of meaning, that are characteristic of a given group, society, or culture. |
| N1 |
symbol of the chemical element nitrogen. |
| N2 |
abbreviation of "north." |
| n |
the fourteenth letter of the English alphabet. |
| n. |
abbreviation of "noun," in grammar, a word that names a person, place, thing, condition, or quality, that usu. has plural and possessive forms, and that functions as the subject of a sentence or as the object of a verb or preposition. |
| Na |
symbol of the chemical element sodium. |
| NAACP |
abbreviation of "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People." |
| nab |
(informal) to catch or seize; arrest. [2 definitions] |
| nabob |
a provincial governor in the Indian Mogul empire. [2 definitions] |