Across
- 1. beliefs based on old ideas about luck and magic rather than science or reason
- 5. facts or information indicating whether a belief is true or valid
- 8. (usually ritual) mysterious and known only by a few people
- 10. impossible to explain by known natural forces or by science
- 11. (usually puzzle) that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely
- 12. relating to the belief that there is hidden meaning in life
- 13. a dead body that has been preserved from decay, esp. by being treated with special substances before being wrapped in cloth
Down
- 2. not openly made known
- 3. of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time
- 4. a long box in which the body of a dead person is buried or burned
- 6. to say magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to
- 7. strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
- 9. a large stone structure or underground room where someone, especially an important person, is buried
- 10. spirit of a dead person believed by some to visit the living as a pale, almost transparent form of a person, animal, or other object