Mystery
Meaning of Mystery
- something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.
the mysteries of outer space
what happened after he left home that day remains a mystery
- a novel, play, or film dealing with a puzzling crime, especially a murder.
the 1920s murder mystery, The Ghost Train
- the secret rites of Greek and Roman pagan religion, or of any ancient or tribal religion, to which only initiates are admitted.
- a religious belief based on divine revelation, especially one regarded as beyond human understanding.
the mystery of Christ
Middle English (in the sense ‘mystic presence, hidden religious symbolism’): from Old French mistere or Latin mysterium, from Greek mustērion ; related to mystic.
noun
a handicraft or trade, especially when referred to in indentures.
late Middle English: from medieval Latin misterium, contraction of ministerium ‘ministry’, by association with mysterium (see mystery1).
Information about Mystery
- It is a name.
- The plural form of Mystery is: Mysteries.
- Languages in which Mystery is used:
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Hyphenation of Mystery
Mys-tery
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- Mystery is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Mystery synonyms
Meaning enigma:
Meaning mystery story:
Meaning a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain; an enigma:
Meaning a confusing and difficult problem or question:
Meaning a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain:
Meaning a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome:
Meaning a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information:
Meaning a person who poses; a poseur:
Meaning a novel, play, or film with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage:
Meaning a story or play about a murder in which the identity of the murderer is not revealed until the end:
Words that rhyme with Mystery
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