ALL meanings of mystery
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M m - noun mystery sthg unexplained 1
- noun mystery sthg puzzling 1
- noun mystery religion: sacramental rite 1
- noun mystery literature: police novel or movie 1
- noun plural mystery anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown: the mysteries of nature. 1
- noun plural mystery any affair, thing, or person that presents features or qualities so obscure as to arouse curiosity or speculation: The masked guest is an absolute mystery to everyone. 1
- noun plural mystery a novel, short story, play, or film whose plot involves a crime or other event that remains puzzlingly unsettled until the very end: a mystery by Agatha Christie. 1
- noun plural mystery obscure, puzzling, or mysterious quality or character: the mystery of Mona Lisa's smile. 1
- noun plural mystery any truth that is unknowable except by divine revelation. 1
- noun plural mystery a sacramental rite. the Eucharist. 1
- noun plural mystery an incident or scene in connection with the life of Christ, regarded as of special significance: the mysteries of the Passion. 1
- noun plural mystery any of the 15 events in the lives of Christ and the Virgin Mary meditated upon during the recitation of the rosary. 1
- noun plural mystery mysteries. ancient religions that admitted candidates by secret rites and rituals the meaning of which was known only to initiated worshipers. any rites or secrets known only to those initiated: the mysteries of Freemasonry. (in the Christian religion) the Eucharistic elements. 1
- noun plural mystery mystery play. 1
- noun plural mystery a craft or trade. 1
- noun plural mystery a guild, as of merchants. 1
- noun mystery A handicraft or trade. 1
- countable noun mystery A mystery is something that is not understood or known about. 0
- uncountable noun mystery If you talk about the mystery of someone or something, you are talking about how difficult they are to understand or know about, especially when this gives them a rather strange or magical quality. 0
- adjective mystery A mystery person or thing is one whose identity or nature is not known. 0
- countable noun mystery A mystery is a story in which strange things happen that are not explained until the end. 0
- noun mystery an unexplained or inexplicable event, phenomenon, etc 0
- noun mystery a person or thing that arouses curiosity or suspense because of an unknown, obscure, or enigmatic quality 0
- noun mystery the state or quality of being obscure, inexplicable, or enigmatic 0
- noun mystery a story, film, etc, which arouses suspense and curiosity because of facts concealed 0
- noun mystery any truth that is divinely revealed but otherwise unknowable 0
- noun mystery a sacramental rite, such as the Eucharist, or (when plural) the consecrated elements of the Eucharist 0
- noun mystery any of various rites of certain ancient Mediterranean religions 0
- noun mystery a trade, occupation, or craft 0
- noun mystery a guild of craftsmen 0
- noun mystery something unexplained, unknown, or kept secret 0
- noun mystery any thing or event that remains so secret or obscure as to excite curiosity 0
- noun mystery a novel, story, or play involving such an event, esp. a crime and the gradual discovery of who committed it 0
- noun mystery the quality of being inexplicable; obscurity or secrecy 0
- noun mystery secret rites or doctrines known only to a small, esoteric group; specif., in ancient Greece, religious ceremonies or doctrines revealed only to the initiated 0
- noun mystery any of the ancient cults characterized by such ceremonies 0
- noun mystery mystery play 0
- noun mystery a sacrament; esp. the Eucharist 0
- noun mystery any of fifteen events in the lives of Jesus and Mary serving as a subject for meditation during the saying of the rosary 0
- noun mystery any religious truth made known only by divine revelation and accepted through faith 0
- noun mystery a craft or trade 0
- noun mystery guild (sense 1) 0