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.
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.
the secret or specialized practices or ritual peculiar to an occupation or a body of people; rites or secrets known only to those initiated
used in two different ways in dramatic literature, it can be a medieval play about any of the fifteen events in the lives of Jesus and Mary, or it can be a play focusing on the unexplained, secret, or unknown, usually with a revelation in the final resolution. Modern Example: "Two Bottles of Relish," a mystery by Lord Dunsany, 2m2f.
A technical term in apocalypticism, denoting God's plans kept secret from the beginning of the world, and now revealed to a human intermediary.
In the Bible, a term used to describe something that God reveals over time or sequentially, or for something about which we lack sufficient information to understand, but which is not actually contradictory. It should not be used as a palatable term for "contradiction."
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
a deep truth that will eternally elude every limited human attempt to exhaust it
a divine purpose that had been kept secret
an historical question for which there is no answer that is accepted or expected, irrespective of whatever relevant evidence exists
an interesting thing to have in a house," said Captain Palliser without enthusiasm
an undisclosed truth, the truth is there, but hidden
an undisclosed truth, the truth is there, it is just hidden
a puzzle, and I like puzzles
a puzzle -- the answer is there if the reader thinks about it in the right way
a revealed truth which man cannot discern by human wisdom
a rite, secret from all save the initiated
a secret, a riddle, or a puzzle
a secret as yet not made known
a secret, or more specifically, a mental puzzle in which the pieces have been hidden earlier, and then put together in the final chapter
a secret that cannot be learned through reason, it must be revealed, as it was to Paul
a secret that you figure out by using clues
a story that contains a puzzle, which the characters within the story try to solve
a thing we are most accustomed to
a truth beyond the grasp of reason which the Goddess has nonetheless revealed to us
a truth once hidden but now revealed
a truth, or fact, or purpose, which is hidden until it is revealed
a truth revealed by God which we are therefore bound to believe, but which we are unable fully to understand
a truth that can be understood only by revelation from God
a truth too rich to be fully comprehended in a lifetime
a truth which has never before
a truth which we cannot fully understand
a work of fiction about a puzzling event or crime
A suspenseful story dealing with a puzzling crime. The crime is usually solved by one of the characters in the story, which sometimes is a detective. Mysteries are fiction.
Something that is not fully understood, or that baffles or eludes understanding. A religious truth that is incomprehensible to the reason, and knowable only through divine revelation. We cannot know all about, but we can know a lot about a mystery.
in theology, a religious truth known only through divine revelation; a secret religious rite to which only initiates are admitted.
Erik Von Markovik, also known as "Mystery", is a pioneer of the seduction community, and a main character in the non-fiction book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, by Neil Strauss. Von Markovik's contributions to the Seduction Community are collected and taught as the Mystery Method, by the company of the same name.