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.
Examples of enigmatic in a Sentence. 1  Space seethes with an enormous enigmatic energy, and, each second, trillions of cubic light-years more of it materializes from nothingness. 2  You'll recognize them by their enigmatic smile and faraway look as they jog, skate, commute, or wander the aisles of the supermarket.