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Definition of MYSTERY
a : a religious truth that one can know only by revelation and cannot fully understand
b : any of the 15 events (as the Nativity, the Crucifixion, or the Assumption) serving as a subject for meditation during the saying of the rosary (2) capitalized : a Christian sacrament; specifically : eucharist
c : a secret religious rite believed (as in Eleusinian and Mithraic cults) to impart enduring bliss to the initiate (2) : a cult devoted to such rites
2
a : something not understood or beyond understanding : enigma
b : a private secret
c : the secret or specialized practices or ritual peculiar to an occupation or a body of people <the mysteries of the tailor's craft>
d : a piece of fiction dealing usually with the solution of a mysterious crime
3
: profound, inexplicable, or secretive quality or character <the mystery of her smile>
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