Definition of mystery

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Mystery (a.) 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..

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Mystery :: Mystery (a.) 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..
Inexplicable :: Inexplicable (a.) Not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for; as, an inexplicable mystery..
Cabala :: Cabala (n.) A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means..
Mystery :: Mystery (n.) A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied..
Mystery :: Mystery (n.) 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..
Mystery :: Mystery (a.) 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..
Mystery :: Mystery (a.) The consecrated elements in the eucharist.
Pierce :: Pierce (v. t.) Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery..
Solvent :: Solvent (n.) That which resolves; as, a solvent of mystery..
Secret :: Secret (a.) A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery.
Sacrament :: Sacrament (n.) The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery.
Mysterize :: Mysterize (v. t.) To make mysterious; to make a mystery of.
Mystify :: Mystify (v. t.) To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture..
Mystery :: Mystery (a.) Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.
Clue :: Clue (n.) That which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful or intricate nature; that which gives a hint in the solution of a mystery.
Arcanum :: Arcanum (n.) A secret; a mystery; -- generally used in the plural.
Esotery :: Esotery (n.) Mystery; esoterics; -- opposed to exotery.
Mistery :: Mistery (n.) See Mystery, a trade..
Mysteriousness :: Mysteriousness (n.) Something mysterious; a mystery.
Puzzle :: Puzzle (v. t.) To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery..
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