Word Finder - mystery

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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.

I like a mystery without dead bodies.

And the mystery is still unsolved.

If you read some of these here mystery books, you'd pick up lots of point­ers for that job of yours.

I might as well go back to my mystery novels.

Was that where he planned to meet the mystery person?

But since this mystery is of such a nature that nobody can know or use it unless he be prepared by long and diligent self-purification, not everyone can hope to attain it quickly.

Then the hunter came forward and stood in their midst, and the mystery was solved.

A real live mystery, even if it's probably only a fender-bender auto case.

It's sort of a mystery, isn't it?

Goats are a mystery to him - not to mention an embarrassment.

How he expected to achieve that by feigning interest in the goats was a mystery, but at least he cared enough to make an effort.

Why anyone would cultivate that nasty habit is a mystery to me.

These lend a pleasing mystery to the bottom.

If he's looking for a mystery, he's sure got one now!

It was the mystery surrounding the family that kept her mind occupied – and Yancey.

By day, the mystery lurked in every look exchanged between Sarah and Giddon.

I love a mystery.

Like any good mystery novel detective, he'd bide his time.

Fred couldn't resist a mystery and here was a riddle on-site.

This passage seems to give us the key to the mystery.

It was no mystery to her why Dusty would want her, though she couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Fred, who could find a mystery in a grilled cheese sandwich, hardly stirred.

How much was a mystery even to her, but that didn't matter.

I'm beginning to think you like a mystery as much as Fred!

Maybe that Ridley Pearson mystery I'm working on and a tooth brush.

Fred, age seventy-six, was quick to embrace any hint of mystery and attach it to the most common everyday happening.

It only added to her mystery.

I love to read mystery novels where the main character's safety is in jeopardy.

Everyone loves a mystery!

Fred, it looks like you've got yourself a real mystery this time.

Where he'd been the last month was a mystery, but he was here now — and for some reason, what he was saying made her feel better.

It was bits and pieces of a telephone conversation with a mystery person.

Why it hurt so much was a mystery.

This is an excellent story, a super mystery, a jolly good whodunit.

The author of mystery books likes to use the technique of allusion in her writing to help the readers solve the cases.

Mystery shopping is a great tool that businesses use to determine how well their service and personnel performance measures up to industry standards.

Why he liked to carry her was still a mystery.

Whether that desire was conveyed by him or originated in her head was a mystery, but when he drew her into his arms, she was willing.

The public loves a mystery and you certainly are one.

His theme tune was Man Of Mystery by The Shadows.

Ugaritic script remains a mystery.

Friday, July 29, 2005 Mystery Mackay Spy Mystery Bob is a genius on the old ukulele.

God is spoken of as the Father-Mother, emphasizing the dual mystery which pervades the universe.

Manager John Hughes was keeping tight-lipped on the identity of the mystery Nigerians but insisted the mis-matched work out was still a valuable one.

My husband was thrilled to have uncovered the Scottish mystery of his family tree at long last.

The fish's bright, phosphorescent stripes were a mystery even to the biologists.

Why he wanted to do that was a mystery.

It was something else... maybe the mystery?

The destination of the path remained a burning mystery, but Tammy innocently tossed fuel on the flames with a chance comment one day while they were watching television.

It was a total mystery to her why Len and Howard couldn't light a fire in her the way Yancey did.