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| mys·ter·y [ místəree ] |
noun (plural mys·ter·ies) |
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1. puzzling event or situation: an event or situation that is difficult to fully understand or explain
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2. unknown one: an unknown, secret, or hidden person or thing
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3. strangeness: the quality of being strange, secret, or puzzling
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4. story about puzzling event: a book, play, or movie about a puzzling event, especially an unsolved crime, that makes great use of suspense
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5. christianity something known by divine revelation: in Christian belief, a belief or truth that is considered to be beyond human understanding and can be made known only by divine revelation
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6. christianity incident from life of Jesus Christ: an incident in the life of Jesus Christ that Christians believe to have special spiritual significance, especially, in Roman Catholicism, one of 15 events including the Annunciation and the Crucifixion
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7. christianity Christian sacrament: one of the Christian sacraments, especially Communion
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8. religion religious rite: a secret rite or ceremony performed by a religious group, especially in one of the ancient Mediterranean religions
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often used in the plural
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9. religion group of worshipers: a religious group, especially in one of the ancient Mediterranean religions, that has secret rites
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10. performing arts
Same as mystery play
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plural noun mys·ter·ies |
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1. secret knowledge: special knowledge known only to people skilled or involved in a particular activity, group, or subject
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2. christianity consecrated bread and wine: in Christianity, the consecrated bread and wine used in the sacrament of Communion
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| [14th century. Directly or via Anglo-Norman< Latin mysterium< Greek mustērion "secret rite" < mustēs "initiated person" < muein "close the eyes or lips, initiate"] |
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