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      mystery
      noun
      Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
      Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
      An account, story, book, film, or play, often with the theme of crime or murder, with a surprise ending that explains all the strange events that have occurred.
      A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
      (chiefly in the plural) A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
      (Catholicism) A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.
      A mystery play.
      (archaic) A craft, art or trade; specifically a guild of craftsmen.
      (archaic outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament.
      (obsolete) A secret or mystical meaning.
      Roots
      mysterionmyster- · Greek · secret rite
      Synonyms for mystery
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