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Mysteries

noun
/ˈmɪst(ə)ɹiz/
Word Frequency: 5.0

Definitions

1.nounA number of secret societies or cults
2.nounSomething secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
"The truth behind the events remains a mystery."
3.nounSomeone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
"That man is a mystery."
4.nounA secret or mystical meaning.
5.nounA religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
6.noun(obsolete outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament.
7.noun(chiefly in plural) A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
"the Eleusinian mysteries"
8.nounA 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."
9.nounA craft, art or trade; specifically a guild of craftsmen.

Synonyms

rounriddlesconundrumsenigmaspuzzlessecretswondersunknownsesotericauncertaintiesambiguitiesinscrutabilities

Rhymes With

histories
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