MYSTERY
\mˈɪstəɹi], \mˈɪstəɹi], \m_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of MYSTERY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
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a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
By Princeton University
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something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
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a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The consecrated elements in the eucharist.
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Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.
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A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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The consecrated elements in the eucharist.
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Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.
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A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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Something secret, hidden, or unexplained; that which is beyond human understanding. Mystery play, a Biblical drama, or miracle play, of the Middle Ages.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A secret doctrine: anything very obscure: that which is beyond human comprehension: anything artfully made difficult.
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A trade, handicraft: a kind of rude drama of a religious nature (so called because acted by craftsmen).
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] A profound secret object of curiosity or wonder;—a religious truth or doctrine not discernible by human reason, until made known by revelation of the Spirit of God; revealed truth;—also, a divine truth or fact not revealed; secret counsel or purpose of God;—an enigma; a perplexing or intricate subject or question;—a dramatic representation founded on Scripture characters and incidents;— Trade; calling; craft; Office or service of the Church.
