Mystery
WordNet
noun
(1) Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
"How it got out is a mystery"
"It remains one of nature's secrets"
(2) A story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
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Etymology
From < < < < < .
Noun
- Something secret or unexplainable; unknown.
- The truth behind the events remains a mystery.
- Someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature.
- That man is a mystery.
- 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.
Related terms
- mysterious
- Mystery Play
- mystic
- mystical
- mysticism
- mystify
- mystique