mystery

mys·ter·y ¹  (mst-r)

n. pl. mys·ter·ies

1. One that is not fully understood or that baffles or eludes the understanding; an enigma: How he got in is a mystery.

2. One whose identity is unknown and who arouses curiosity: The woman in the photograph is a mystery.

3. A mysterious character or quality: a landscape with mystery and charm.

4. A work of fiction, a drama, or a film dealing with a puzzling crime.

5. The skills, lore, or practices that are peculiar to a particular activity or group and are regarded as the special province of initiates. Often used in the plural: the mysteries of Freemasonry; the mysteries of cooking game.

6. A religious truth that is incomprehensible to reason and knowable only through divine revelation.

7.

a. An incident from the life of Jesus, especially the Incarnation, Passion, Crucifixion, or Resurrection, of particular importance for redemption.

b. One of the 15 incidents from the lives of Jesus or the Blessed Virgin Mary, such as the Annunciation or the Ascension, serving in Roman Catholicism as the subject of meditation during recitation of the rosary.

8.

a. also Mystery One of the sacraments, especially the Eucharist.

b. mysteries The consecrated elements of the Eucharist.

9.

a. A religious cult practicing secret rites to which only initiates are admitted.

b. A secret rite of such a cult.

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[Middle English misterie, from Latin mystrium, from Greek mustrion, secret rite, from musts, an initiate, from mein, to close the eyes, initiate.]

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mys·ter·y ²  (mst-r)

n. pl. mys·ter·ies

1. Archaic A trade or an occupation.

2. Archaic A guild, as of merchants or artisans.

3. A mystery play.

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[Middle English misterie, service, craft, from Medieval Latin misterium, craft-guild, from Late Latin, alteration of Latin ministerium, occupation, from minister, assistant, servant; see mei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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mystery¹

n pl -teries

1. an unexplained or inexplicable event, phenomenon, etc.

2. a person or thing that arouses curiosity or suspense because of an unknown, obscure, or enigmatic quality

3. the state or quality of being obscure, inexplicable, or enigmatic

4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a story, film, etc., which arouses suspense and curiosity because of facts concealed

5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity any truth that is divinely revealed but otherwise unknowable

6. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Christianity a sacramental rite, such as the Eucharist, or (when pl.) the consecrated elements of the Eucharist

7. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) (often plural) any of various rites of certain ancient Mediterranean religions

8. (Performing Arts / Theatre) short for mystery play

[via Latin from Greek mustērion secret rites. See mystic]

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mystery²

n pl -teries Archaic

1. (Business / Professions) a trade, occupation, or craft

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) a guild of craftsmen

[from Medieval Latin mistērium, from Latin ministerium occupation, from minister official]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mystery - something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" closed book, enigma, secret perplexity - trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
	2.	mystery - a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie mystery story, whodunit story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" detective story - a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution murder mystery - a narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered

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mystery

noun

1. puzzle, problem, question, secret, riddle, enigma, conundrum, teaser, poser (informal), closed book The source of the gunshots still remains a mystery.

2. secrecy, uncertainty, obscurity, mystique, darkness, ambiguity, ambiguousness It is an elaborate ceremony, shrouded in mystery.

Translations

mystery [ˈmɪstərɪ]

A. N

1. (gen, Rel) → misterio m
there's no mystery about it → no tiene ningún misterio
to make a great mystery out of a matter → rodear un asunto con un halo de misterio
it's a mystery to me where it can have gone → no entiendo dónde puede haberse metido
it's a mystery how I lost it → no entiendo cómo lo pude perder

2. (Literat) (also mystery story) → novela f de misterio

3. (Rel, Theat) (also mystery play) → auto m sacramental, misterio m

B. CPD mystery man N → hombre m misterioso
mystery play N → auto m sacramental, misterio m
mystery ship N → buque m misterioso
mystery story N → novela f de misterio
mystery tour, mystery trip N → viaje m sorpresa

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mystery [ˈmɪstəri]

n → mystère m
to be a mystery → être un mystère
to remain a mystery → rester mystérieux/euse
to be shrouded in mystery → être enveloppé(e) de mystère murder mystery

modif [buyer, guest] → mystérieux/euse
mystery story n → roman m à suspense

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mystery

n (= puzzle) → Rätsel nt; (= secret) → Geheimnis nt; to be shrouded or surrounded in mystery → von einem Geheimnis umwittert or umgeben sein; there’s no mystery about it → da ist überhaupt nichts Geheimnisvolles dabei; it’s a mystery to me → das ist mir schleierhaft or ein Rätsel; don’t make a great mystery of it! → mach doch kein so großes Geheimnis daraus!; why all the mystery? → was soll denn die Geheimnistuerei?

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mystery:

mystery caller

n → Testanrufer(in) m(f)

mystery calling

n → Testanruf m

mystery model

n (Aut) → Erlkönig m (fig)

mystery monger

n → Geheimniskrämer(in) m(f)

mystery novel

n = mystery story

mystery play

n → Mysterienspiel nt

mystery shopper

n → Testkäufer(in) m(f)

mystery shopping

n → Testkauf m

mystery story

n → Kriminalgeschichte f, → Krimi m (inf)

mystery tour

n → Fahrt f → ins Blaue; a mystery of the Black Forest → eine Entdeckungsreise durch den Schwarzwald

mystery visitor

n → Testbesucher(in) m(f)

mystery writer

n → Kriminalschriftsteller(in) m(f)

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mystery [ˈmɪst/ərɪ]

1. n → mistero
it's a mystery to me where it can have gone → dove sia finito (per me) è un mistero

2. adj (man, woman) → misterioso/a

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mystery [ˈmɪst/ərɪ]

1. n → mistero
it's a mystery to me where it can have gone → dove sia finito (per me) è un mistero

2. adj (man, woman) → misterioso/a

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mystery

n mystery [ˈmistəri]

1 something that cannot be, or has not been, explained the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me. raaisel سِر، غُموض загадка tajemství mysterium; gåde das Rätsel μυστήριο misterio mõistatus راز arvoitus mystère תַעֲלוּמָה रहस्य tajna, zagonetka rejtély misteri leyndardómur, ráðgáta mistero 神秘 신비 mįslė, paslaptis noslēpums; brīnums tanda tanya raadsel mysterium tajemnica mistério mister тайна; загадка tajomstvo skrivnost misterija mysterium, gåta ความลึกลับ sır, muamma 神秘的事物 таємниця راز، پوشیدہ بات điều bí ẩn 神秘的事物

2 the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc Her death was surrounded by mystery. geheimsinnigheid شَيءٌ غامِض мистерия záhada mystik die Rätselhaftigkeit μυστήριο misterio saladus راز salaperäisyys mystère מִיסתוֹרִין गुप्तोपासना tajna, zagonetka titokzatosság misteri leynd, ráðgáta mistero なぞ 불가해성 paslaptingumas, mįslingumas noslēpums; mīkla misteri raadsel mystikk tajemnica mistério mister таинственность záhada skrivnost misterija mystik, hemlighetsmakeri ความซับซ้อน esrar, muamma 神秘 таємниця نا معلوم، مبہم، سمجھ سے باہر điều bí mật 神秘

adj myˈsterious [-ˈstiəriəs]

difficult to understand or explain, or full of mystery mysterious happenings; He's being very mysterious (= refuses to explain fully) about what his work is geheimsinnig سِرّي، غامِض мистериозен tajemný, záhadný mystisk; gådefuld geheimnisvoll μυστηριώδης misterioso mõistatuslik, saladuslik مرموز arvoituksellinen mystérieux מִסתוֹרִי रहस्मय, रहस्यपूर्ण tajnovit, zagonetan rejtélyes penuh rahasia dularfullur misterioso 不可解な 신비한 paslaptingas noslēpumains; mīklains menjadi persoalan mysterieus mystisk, gåtefull tajemniczy misterioso misterios таинственный záhadný skrivnosten misteriozan mystisk, hemlighetsfull ลี้ลับ esrarlı, esrarengiz 神秘的 таємничий; незбагненний پر اسرار bí ẩn; khó hiểu 神秘的

adv myˈsteriously

raaiselagtig بِصورةٍ غامِضَه мистериозно tajemně mystiskt; gådefuldt geheimnisvoll μυστηριωδώς misteriosamente saladuslikult بطور مرموز arvoituksellisesti mystérieusement בְּאוֹפֶן מִסתוֹרִי रहस्यात्मक tajnovito, zagonetno titokzatosan secara penuh rahasia á dularfullan/leyndardómsfullan hátt misteriosamente 神秘的に 신비하게 paslaptingai noslēpumaini; mīklaini secara misteri raadselachtig mystisk, gåtefullt tajemniczo misteriosamente în mod misterios таинственно tajomne skrivnostno misteriozno mystiskt, hemlighetsfullt อย่างลึกลับ esrarengiz bir biçimde 神秘地 незбагненно پر اسرار انداز میں một cách bí ẩn 神秘地

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mystery → غموض záhada mysterium Geheimnis μυστήριο misterio arvoitus mystère tajna mistero 謎 신비 mysterie mysterium tajemniczość mistério тайна mysterium ความลึกลับ gizem điều huyền bí 神秘