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veiled in mystery — veiled in secrecy/mystery/ phrase not known about by many people The origins of the society are veiled in secrecy. Thesaurus: secret, secretive and in secretsynonym Main entry: veil … Useful english dictionary
secrecy — se|cre|cy [ sikrəsi ] noun uncount a situation in which you keep something secret, or the process of keeping something secret: Discussions were to take place in total secrecy. shrouded/cloaked/veiled in secrecy: The Iraqi contract was shrouded in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
secrecy — UK [ˈsiːkrəsɪ] / US [ˈsɪkrəsɪ] noun [uncountable] a situation in which you keep something secret, or the process of keeping something secret Discussions were to take place in total secrecy. shrouded/cloaked/veiled in secrecy: The Iraqi contract… … English dictionary
veil — veil1 [veıl] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old North French; Origin: veile, from Latin vela, plural of velum sail, curtain, cloth, veil ] 1.) a thin piece of material that women wear to cover their faces at formal occasions or for religious reasons ▪ She … Dictionary of contemporary English
veil — I UK [veɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms veil : singular veil plural veils * 1) a) a thin piece of cloth worn over a woman s head and often partly over her face b) the veil the practice of wearing a veil for covering the face, followed by… … English dictionary
Ritual servitude — OverviewRitual servitude is a practice in Ghana, Togo, and Benin where traditional religious shrines take human beings, usually young virgin girls in payment for services, or in religious atonement for alleged misdeeds of a family member almost… … Wikipedia
veil — veil1 [ veıl ] noun count * 1. ) a thin piece of cloth worn over a woman s head and often partly over her face a ) the veil the practice of wearing a veil for covering the face, followed by women in Islamic countries 2. ) a layer of something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Fourth Way — For P.D. Ouspensky s book titled The Fourth Way see Fourth Way (book). For the jazz group, see The Fourth Way (band). In his early lectures G.I. Gurdjieff described his approach to self development as a Fourth Way. [P.D. Ouspensky (1949), In… … Wikipedia
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List of Bloody Roar characters — This is a list of the major characters from the Hudson Soft video game series Bloody Roar. The series began with the 1997 arcade game Beastorizer, before moving to various console systems. The first sequel, Bloody Roar 1, was released to the Sony … Wikipedia
