mysteriousnessn.

Brit.

/mᵻˈstɪərɪəsnəs/, U.S.

/məˈstɪriəsnəs/

Forms: see mysterious adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mysterious adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < mysterious adj. + -ness suffix.

a. Mysterious quality, obscureness; the fact of being shrouded in mystery or secrecy. Also as a count noun: a mysterious thing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [noun] > mysterious state or quality

mysticalness1608

mysterya1616

abstruseness1628

mysteriousness1633

abstrusity1649

mysticity1761

mysticality1834

sphinxineness1845

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > mysticism > [noun] > condition

mysticalness1608

mysteriousness1633

mysticity1761

mysticality1834

mysticnessa1835

1633 G. Herbert Temple: Sacred Poems 23 Yet their bitternesse Windes up my grief to a mysteriousnesse.

1640 T. Jordan in N. Richards Trag. of Messallina sig. A8 For this thy Play (deare Friend) I must confesse Thy Plot's contrived with such misteriousnesse As if Fate turn'd the Scene.

1649 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum (ed. 2) 381 The mysteriousnesse and difficulty of the Book.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 212 Profound veneration, which Obscurity and Mysteriousness conciliates to all Truths.

1754 Bp. T. Sherlock Disc. I. i. ii. 65 The Mysteriousness of the whole Proceeding arises only from hence, That our finite Minds cannot comprehend the Reasons and Limits of the divine Justice.

1785 R. Cumberland Nat. Son i. 5 Let not distance of condition, nor the inscrutable mysteriousness of your birth, put you out of heart.

1834 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. I. xvi. 242 Such being the necessary mysteriousness of Scripture doctrine.

1883 F. M. Peard Contradictions I. 2 Blue and shadowy depths suggested a soft mysteriousness.

1920 E. Wharton Age of Innocence xxxiv. 354 The very mysteriousness of such a cure made her the more confident of its efficacy.

1987 V. Glendinning Rebecca West ii. vi. 65 In later life he was bitter..about the damaging mysteriousness of his parentage.

†b. Christian Church. The Eucharist, regarded as a religious mystery. Cf. mystery n.¹ 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > communion > [noun]

massOE

servicelOE

sacrament?c1225

table1340

commoningc1384

the Lord's Supperc1384

Eucharista1400

oblation?a1425

communion1440

sacrifice?1504

Lord's Table1533

Maundy1533

the Supper?1548

unbloody sacrifice1548

mystery1549

communication1550

banquet1563

liturgy1564

table service1593

synaxis1625

mysteriousness1650

second service1655

nagmaal1833

ordinance1854

table prayer1858

1650 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Living iv. §10. 347 The celebration of the holy Sacrament is the great mysteriousnesse of the Christian religion.

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. §5. 95 Those great appelatives with which..the most eminent Saints of God use to..invest the great mysteriousness.

2. The tendency in a person to make mysteries of things; a predisposition to be secretive, obscure, or enigmatic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [noun] > mysterious state or quality > making mysterious > capacity for

mystery1692

mysteriousnessa1784

mysterizingness1817

a1784 S. Johnson in J. W. Croker Johnsoniana (1836) 407 Nothing ends more fatally than mysteriousness in trifles.

1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. III. 109 Elizabeth all her life had persevered in an obstinate mysteriousness respecting the succession.

1886 Manch. Examiner 13 Jan. 5/1 There is an air of constitutional mysteriousness about them.

1911 Catholic Encycl. XI. 605/1 St. Augustine, while charging Pelagius with mysteriousness, mendacity, and shrewdness, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mysteriousness
释义	mysteriousnessn. Brit. /mᵻˈstɪərɪəsnəs/, U.S. /məˈstɪriəsnəs/ Forms: see mysterious adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mysterious adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < mysterious adj. + -ness suffix. 1. a. Mysterious quality, obscureness; the fact of being shrouded in mystery or secrecy. Also as a count noun: a mysterious thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [noun] > mysterious state or quality mysticalness1608 mysterya1616 abstruseness1628 mysteriousness1633 abstrusity1649 mysticity1761 mysticality1834 sphinxineness1845 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > mysticism > [noun] > condition mysticalness1608 mysteriousness1633 mysticity1761 mysticality1834 mysticnessa1835 1633 G. Herbert Temple: Sacred Poems 23 Yet their bitternesse Windes up my grief to a mysteriousnesse. 1640 T. Jordan in N. Richards Trag. of Messallina sig. A8 For this thy Play (deare Friend) I must confesse Thy Plot's contrived with such misteriousnesse As if Fate turn'd the Scene. 1649 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum (ed. 2) 381 The mysteriousnesse and difficulty of the Book. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 212 Profound veneration, which Obscurity and Mysteriousness conciliates to all Truths. 1754 Bp. T. Sherlock Disc. I. i. ii. 65 The Mysteriousness of the whole Proceeding arises only from hence, That our finite Minds cannot comprehend the Reasons and Limits of the divine Justice. 1785 R. Cumberland Nat. Son i. 5 Let not distance of condition, nor the inscrutable mysteriousness of your birth, put you out of heart. 1834 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. I. xvi. 242 Such being the necessary mysteriousness of Scripture doctrine. 1883 F. M. Peard Contradictions I. 2 Blue and shadowy depths suggested a soft mysteriousness. 1920 E. Wharton Age of Innocence xxxiv. 354 The very mysteriousness of such a cure made her the more confident of its efficacy. 1987 V. Glendinning Rebecca West ii. vi. 65 In later life he was bitter..about the damaging mysteriousness of his parentage. †b. Christian Church. The Eucharist, regarded as a religious mystery. Cf. mystery n.¹ 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > communion > [noun] massOE servicelOE sacrament?c1225 table1340 commoningc1384 the Lord's Supperc1384 Eucharista1400 oblation?a1425 communion1440 sacrifice?1504 Lord's Table1533 Maundy1533 the Supper?1548 unbloody sacrifice1548 mystery1549 communication1550 banquet1563 liturgy1564 table service1593 synaxis1625 mysteriousness1650 second service1655 nagmaal1833 ordinance1854 table prayer1858 1650 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Living iv. §10. 347 The celebration of the holy Sacrament is the great mysteriousnesse of the Christian religion. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. §5. 95 Those great appelatives with which..the most eminent Saints of God use to..invest the great mysteriousness. 2. The tendency in a person to make mysteries of things; a predisposition to be secretive, obscure, or enigmatic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [noun] > mysterious state or quality > making mysterious > capacity for mystery1692 mysteriousnessa1784 mysterizingness1817 a1784 S. Johnson in J. W. Croker Johnsoniana (1836) 407 Nothing ends more fatally than mysteriousness in trifles. 1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. III. 109 Elizabeth all her life had persevered in an obstinate mysteriousness respecting the succession. 1886 Manch. Examiner 13 Jan. 5/1 There is an air of constitutional mysteriousness about them. 1911 Catholic Encycl. XI. 605/1 St. Augustine, while charging Pelagius with mysteriousness, mendacity, and shrewdness, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1633
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