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| the period during which a particular government or ruling system is in power. |
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pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods:
Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece. |
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hieroglyphics, handwriting, figures, characters, code, etc., difficult to decipher:
the confusing hieroglyphics of advanced mathematics. |
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| a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument. |
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| resembling an enigma, or a puzzling occurrence, situation, statement, person, etc.; perplexing; mysterious: She has a perpetually enigmatic expression on her face. |
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| to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.). |
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| a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group. |
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| an x-ray image obtained by examination with a CAT scanner. |
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| to make (a dead body) into a mummy, as by embalming and drying. |
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| a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc. |
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| to treat (a dead body) so as to preserve it, as with chemicals, drugs, or balsams. |
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| the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne. |
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