What does mystery mean?
Definitions for mystery
ˈmɪs tə ri, -trimys·tery
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Princeton's WordNet
mystery, enigma, secret, closed book(noun)
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
"how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
mystery, mystery story, whodunit(noun)
a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
Wiktionary
mystery(Noun)
Something secret or unexplainable; unknown.
The truth behind the events remains a mystery.
mystery(Noun)
Someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature.
That man is a mystery.
mystery(Noun)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Mystery(adj)
a profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder; something which has not been or can not be explained; hence, specifically, that which is beyond human comprehension
Etymology: [OE. mistere, OF. mestier, F. mtier, L. ministerium. See Ministry.]
Mystery(adj)
a kind of secret religious celebration, to which none were admitted except those who had been initiated by certain preparatory ceremonies; -- usually plural; as, the Eleusinian mysteries
Etymology: [OE. mistere, OF. mestier, F. mtier, L. ministerium. See Ministry.]
Mystery(adj)
the consecrated elements in the eucharist
Etymology: [OE. mistere, OF. mestier, F. mtier, L. ministerium. See Ministry.]
Mystery(adj)
anything artfully made difficult; an enigma
Etymology: [OE. mistere, OF. mestier, F. mtier, L. ministerium. See Ministry.]
Mystery(noun)
a trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied
Etymology: [OE. mistere, OF. mestier, F. mtier, L. ministerium. See Ministry.]
Mystery(noun)
a dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject, often some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic composition of this character; as, the Chester Mysteries, consisting of dramas acted by various craft associations in that city in the early part of the 14th century
Etymology: [OE. mistere, OF. mestier, F. mtier, L. ministerium. See Ministry.]
Freebase
Mystery
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term. It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction—in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction. The term "mystery fiction" may sometimes be limited to the subset of detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle/suspense element and its logical solution, as a contrast to hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Although normally associated with the crime genre, the term "mystery fiction" may in certain situations refer to a completely different genre, where the focus is on supernatural or thriller mystery. This usage was common in the pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s, where titles such as Dime Mystery, Thrilling Mystery and Spicy Mystery offered what at the time were described as "weird menace" stories—supernatural horror in the vein of Grand Guignol. This contrasted with parallel titles of the same names which contained conventional hardboiled crime fiction. The first use of "mystery" in this sense was by Dime Mystery, which started out as an ordinary crime fiction magazine but switched to "weird menace" during the latter part of 1933.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mystery
mis′tėr-i, n. a secret doctrine: anything very obscure: that which is beyond human knowledge to explain: anything artfully made difficult: (pl.) secret rites, in ancient religions rites known only to and practised by initiated persons, as the Eleusinian mysteries in Greece, &c.: a sacrament: a rude medieval drama founded on the historical parts of the Bible and the lives of the saints—the Basque pastorales are a survival.—adj. Mystē′rious, containing mystery: obscure: secret: incomprehensible.—adv. Mystē′riously.—n. Mystē′riousness. [M. E. mysterie—L. mysterium—Gr. mystērion—mystēs, one initiated—muein, to close the eyes.]
Mystery
mis′tėr-i, n. a trade, handicraft. [M. E. mistere—O. Fr. mestier (Fr. métier)—L. ministerium—minister. Prop. mistery; the form mystery is due to confusion with the above.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mystery' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4076
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Rank popularity for the word 'mystery' in Nouns Frequency: #1462
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mystery in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mystery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of mystery in a Sentence
There was no mystery of who Natalia Veselnitskaya was. A simple Google search would have shown that she was the main in house lawyer for a high level Russian government official whose son was accused by the US DOJ of money laundering from the Magnitsky case in the US, either the people in that meeting didn't do any due diligence in advance or someone made an error in judgement agreeing to meet with her in the first place.
Life is a mystery- mystery of beauty, bliss and divinity. Meditation is the art of unfolding that mystery.
Men and women are not free to love decently until they have analyzed themselves completely and swept away every mystery from sex; and this means the acquisition of a profound philosophical theory based on wide reading of anthropology and enlightened practice.
Due to the richness of the finds within the grave, we believe that the mystery warrior held one of the most prestigious roles in the country.
The only mystery about the cat is why it ever decided to become a domesticated animal
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- سر, غامضArabic
- загадкаBelarusian
- мистерияBulgarian
- misteriCatalan, Valencian
- záhadaCzech
- dirgelwchWelsh
- mysteriumDanish
- Rätsel, GeheimnisGerman
- μυστήριοGreek
- misteroEsperanto
- misterioSpanish
- müsteeriumEstonian
- misterioBasque
- رازPersian
- salaisuusFinnish
- mystèreFrench
- misterioGalician
- תעלומהHebrew
- रहस्यHindi
- rejtélyHungarian
- առեղծված, գաղտնիքArmenian
- misteriIndonesian
- ráðgátaIcelandic
- misteroItalian
- מִסתוֹרִיןHebrew
- ミステリーJapanese
- საიდუმლოება, ხვაშიადიGeorgian
- 신비Korean
- obscuritas, occulta, mysterium, naturae sacra, sacramentumLatin
- paslaptis, misterijaLithuanian
- noslēpums, mistērijaLatvian
- mea ngaroMāori
- нууцMongolian
- misteriMalay
- mysterieDutch
- mysteriumNorwegian
- mistèriOccitan
- tajemnicaPolish
- mistérioPortuguese
- misterRomanian
- загадка, тайнаRussian
- mìstērīj, tajna, zagonetkaSerbo-Croatian
- záhadaSlovak
- skrivnostSlovene
- misterAlbanian
- mysteriumSwedish
- siri, kilingeSwahili
- மர்மம்Tamil
- రహస్యంTelugu
- ความลี้ลับ, ความลThai
- hiwagaTagalog
- esrâr, gizemTurkish
- اسرارUrdu
- bí ẩnVietnamese
- מיסטעריעYiddish
- 神秘Chinese
- zingaZulu
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