How did the Asylums come about? The first recorded Lunatic Asylum in Europe was the Bethlem Royal Hospital in London, it has been a part of London since 1247 when it was built as a priory. It became a hospital in 1330 and admitted its first mentally ill patients in 1407.
The definition of enigmatic is something that is like a puzzle or riddle that canât be understood. An example of enigmatic is the mysterious ending of a complicated movie.
enigma. English Collins Dictionary-English synonyms & Thesaurus &nbsp. enigma (enigmas plural) If you describe something or someone as an enigma, you mean they are mysterious or difficult to understand. n-count usu sing (=mystery) Iran remains an enigma for the outside world.