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Methexis (μέθεξις)

Participation; the way in which lower beings share in the reality of higher ones within the hierarchical order.

Primary text: Divine Names II

Mimesis (μίμησις)

Imitation; the process by which hierarchical beings conform themselves to their divine exemplars and become images of divine reality.

Primary text: Ecclesiastical Hierarchy I

Monad (μονάς)

Unity or the One; refers to God as the simple, undivided source of all multiplicity and the goal of all hierarchical return.

Primary text: Divine Names XIII

Mysterion (μυστήριον)

Mystery; divine reality that surpasses human understanding, particularly referring to the sacraments and hidden divine truths.

Primary text: Ecclesiastical Hierarchy II. Part I

Mystikos (μυστικός)

Mystical; pertaining to the hidden divine reality that transcends sensible and intelligible knowledge.

Primary text: Mystical Theology I