Mystery

Meaning of Mystery

noun
  1. 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
  2. a novel, play, or film dealing with a puzzling crime, especially a murder.
    the 1920s murder mystery, The Ghost Train
  3. the secret rites of Greek and Roman pagan religion, or of any ancient or tribal religion, to which only initiates are admitted.
  4. 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.
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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:

enigma, secret

Meaning mystery story:

whodunit

Meaning a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain; an enigma:

puzzle

Meaning a confusing and difficult problem or question:

conundrum

Meaning a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain:

riddle

Meaning a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome:

problem

Meaning a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information:

question

Meaning a person who poses; a poseur:

poser

Meaning a novel, play, or film with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage:

thriller

Meaning a story or play about a murder in which the identity of the murderer is not revealed until the end:

whodunnit

Words that rhyme with Mystery

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