Mysteries Synonyms & Definitions

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• MysteriesDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (pl. ) of Mystery
2. (pl. ) of Mystery

• MysteryDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied.
2. (a.) Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.
3. (a.) 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.
4. (n.) A dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject, often some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic composition of this character; as, the Chester Mysteries, consisting of dramas acted by various craft associations in that city in the early part of the 14th century.
5. (a.) 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.
6. (a.) The consecrated elements in the eucharist.