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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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mystery1 † phr.
in (
a)
m., mystically XIV; religious truth or doctrine; hidden or secret thing XIV; religious rite XVI; (after F.
mystère) miracle play XVIII. — AN. *
misterie (OF.
mistere, mod.
mystère) or its source L.
mystērium — Gr.
mustḗ rion secret thing or ceremony, f. *
mus- as in
mustikós MYSTIC.
So
mysterious XVII. — F.
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Mystery shopping: from novelty to necessity.
Magazine article from: Bank Marketing; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...banks were conducting market research or mystery shopping programs. But today, these...of market research that exist today, mystery shopping was the first to be accepted...service or conduct a teller transaction. Mystery shopping is also an instant replay of...
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First Online Mystery Network Launched at Mystery Convention; MysteryNet.com, "The online network for everything mystery," www.MysteryNet.com, a free service.
Business Wire; 10/10/1996; 700+ words
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Mystery Writers Churn Out Culinary Potboilers
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Mystery shoppers: a crew of trained customers can help you inspect what's really going on inside and outside your business.(Managing YOUR BUSINESS)
Magazine article from: Plumbing & Mechanical; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...unwilling to inspect." That's why you need a Mystery Shopper Program. Mystery Shoppers are your chief inspectors. They help...performance you desire. Who would be good candidates for Mystery Shoppers? Well, they could be family members...
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Mystery Forum Kicks Off Pittsburgh-Based National Webcast Network.
Business Wire; 9/10/1999; 700+ words
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Mystery Writers of America to Honor Mystery Loves Company and Books & Books Bookstores at 2007 Edgar(R) Awards.
PR Newswire; 12/7/2006; 700+ words
; ...time by NBC "Today" co-host and mystery novel fan, Al Roker. Of his Edgar...duties, Roker stated, "It's no mystery why I am honored to host the mystery writer's awards, as I am a huge fan of mysteries. I am really excited and happy...
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No mystery why mysteries have taken the lead
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 8/8/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...novels published is a mystery book. "There has...strong market for mysteries; now there is a...expansion of the mystery market." Kellie...York, believes mysteries are selling better...Cunningham believes mystery writers have discovered...eternal popularity. "Mysteries work as ...
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Mysteries
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...the heart of the mystery is revealed by any...investigations. Eleusis The mysteries of Eleusis had for...in the Eleusinian mystery. It has been thought...is known of the mysteries. A more baffling...primary figure of the mystery. In early Greek...of the Eleusinian mysteries. From the ...
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Mystery Shopping
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Small Business
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Greek Mystery Schools
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
...experience. The early mystery schools of the Greeks...process, the rites of the mysteries were usually built around...the initiates of the mystery cult enacted the life...that the most important mystery religions of Greece...The oldest of the mysteries, the Dionysian, was...
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Egyptian Mystery Schools
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
...be initiates of the mystery schools were well aware...by the priests of the mysteries that the newcomers would...initiate in the ancient mysteries. A particularly interesting...aspect of the Egyptian mystery schools is that for...or the Romans, the mysteries produced a remarkable...
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mystery
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Easy Rawlins. Types of Mysteries Many authors incorporate the conventions of the mystery into the novel, producing...maintaining that early mysteries, with their country...writers can make the mystery novel their own. For...ingenious "locked room" mysteries, Dick Francis for his...
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