mystery
/ˈmɪstəɹi/
Dictionary
noun
- 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."
- A secret or mystical meaning.
- A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
- (obsolete outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament.
- (chiefly in plural) A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
"the Eleusinian mysteries"
- 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.
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