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.
2a : something not understood or beyond understanding : enigma The mystery of his disappearance has never been solved.b obsolete : a private secretc : the secret or specialized practices or ritual peculiar to an occupation or a body of people the mysteries of the tailor's craftd : a piece of fiction dealing usually with the solution of a mysterious ...