Meaning of sex-mystery | Babel Free
Definitions
- A secret religious celebration involving sexual intercourse.
- Sex conceived of as a mystical or magical phenomenon.
- Lack of knowledge about sexuality and sexual behaviour resulting from a lack of sex education.
Examples
“The ANSAIRETIC Logos is a collection of Sex Mysteries never before revealed outside the Secret Brotherhoods of the Orient, and they relate WHOLLY to the inner, higher, deeper, and recondite meanings of Sex.”
“What more clear than that the conjunction of Tree and Serpent is the fulfilment in nature of that sex-mystery which is so potent in the life of man and the animals?”
“Women will be in a position to compete with man in every way. They will wear trousers. Rational birth control will free women for education, and quaint clothes and the sex mystery must go.”
“Sex mystery has prevented progress. The policy of maintaining mystery and secrecy concerning sex has failed with adults even more sadly than with children.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.