meaning of mystery

1. A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied.
2.
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.
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
The consecrated elements in the eucharist.
6.
Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.
7.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of natures ">secrets"


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