Mystery Definition–noun, plural -ter⋅ies. | 1. | anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown: the mysteries of nature. | | 2. | any affair, thing, or person that presents features or qualities so obscure as to arouse curiosity or speculation: The masked guest is an absolute mystery to everyone. | | 3. | a novel, short story, play, or film whose plot involves a crime or other event that remains puzzlingly unsettled until the very end: a mystery by Agatha Christie. | | 4. | obscure, puzzling, or mysterious quality or character: the mystery of Mona Lisa's smile. | | 5. | any truth that is unknowable except by divine revelation. | | 6. | (in the Christian religion) | | 7. | an incident or scene in connection with the life of Christ, regarded as of special significance: the mysteries of the Passion. | | 8. | any of the 15 events in the lives of Christ and the Virgin Mary meditated upon during the recitation of the rosary. | | 9. | mysteries, | a. | ancient religions that admitted candidates by secret rites and rituals the meaning of which was known only to initiated worshipers. | | b. | any rites or secrets known only to those initiated: the mysteries of Freemasonry. | | c. | (in the Christian religion) the Eucharistic elements. | | |
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Reuters UK - Found Jan. 2, 2009
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Reuters - Found Jan. 2, 2009
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