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anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown.

any affair, thing, or person that presents features or qualities so obscure as to arouse curiosity or speculation.

a novel, short story, play, or film whose plot involves a crime or other event that remains puzzlingly unsettled until the very end.

obscure, puzzling, or mysterious quality or character.

any truth that is unknowable except by divine revelation.

(in the Christian religion)

1. a sacramental rite.

2. Eucharist.

an incident or scene in connection with the life of Christ, regarded as of special significance.

any of the 15 events in the lives of Christ and the Virgin Mary meditated upon during the recitation of the rosary.

mysteries,

1. ancient religions that admitted candidates by secret rites and rituals the meaning of which was known only to initiated worshipers.

2. any rites or secrets known only to those initiated.

   the mysteries of Freemasonry.

3. (in the Christian religion) the Eucharistic elements.

mystery play.