mysteries

/ˈmɪst(ə)ɹiz/

IPA: /M IH1 S T ER0 IY0 Z/

noun

noun

1
Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
“The truth behind the events remains a mystery.”
2
Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
“That man is a mystery.”
3
A secret or mystical meaning.
4
A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
5
(obsolete outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament.
6
(chiefly in plural) A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
“the Eleusinian mysteries”
7
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.”
8
A craft, art or trade; specifically a guild of craftsmen.

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