mystery

Meaning

Noun

• Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
• Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
• 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.
• A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.
• A craft, art or trade; specifically a guild of craftsmen.

Related

Similar words

• roun

Origin

• From Middle English mysterie, from Anglo-Norman misterie (Old French mistere), from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον ("a mystery, a secret, a secret rite"), from μύστης, from μυέω, from μύω. Displaced native Old English ġerȳne.