[ˈmɪst(ə)ri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain
(e.g: the mysteries of outer space)

- a novel, play, or film dealing with a puzzling crime, especially a murder
(e.g: the 1920s murder mystery, The Ghost Train)

- the secret rites of Greek and Roman pagan religion, or of any ancient or tribal religion, to which only initiates are admitted

- a religious belief based on divine revelation, especially one regarded as beyond human understanding
(e.g: the mystery of Christ)


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘mystic presence, hidden religious symbolism’): from Old French mistere or Latin mysterium, from Greek mustērion; related to mystic

[ˈmɪst(ə)ri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a handicraft or trade, especially when referred to in indentures


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin misterium, contraction of ministerium ‘ministry’, by association with mysterium (see mystery)