mystery.
Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
Meaning & usage
Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
The truth behind the events remains a mystery.
Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
That man is a mystery.
An account, story, book, film, or play, often with the theme of crime or murder, with a surprise ending that explains all the strange events that have occurred.
A mystery play.
A secret or mystical meaning.
A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
A sacrament.
A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
the Eleusinian mysteries
the Mysteries of Mithras
A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.
The second decade of the Rosary concerns the Sorrowful mysteries, such as the crucifixion and the crowning with thorns.
A craft, art or trade; specifically a guild of craftsmen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mysterie, from Anglo-Norman misterie (Old French mistere), from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from μύστης (mústēs, “initiated one”), from μυέω (muéō, “to initiate”), from μύω (múō, “to shut”). Displaced native Old English ġerȳne.
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