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A number of secret societies or cults
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Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
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The truth behind the events remains a mystery.
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Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
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That man is a mystery.
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A secret or mystical meaning.
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A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
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(obsolete outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament.
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(chiefly in plural) A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
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the Eleusinian mysteries
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A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.
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The second decade of the Rosary concerns the Sorrowful mysteries, such as the crucifixion and the crowning with thorns.
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A craft, art or trade; specifically a guild of craftsmen.