Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mystery
Mystery
mystery
1. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a secret, hidden, or inexplicable matter (the reason remains a mystery). 2 secrecy or obscurity (wrapped in mystery). 3 (attrib.) secret, undisclosed (mystery guest). 4 the practice of making a secret of (esp. unimportant) things (engaged in mystery and intrigue). 5 (in full mystery story) a fictional work dealing with a puzzling event, esp. a crime (a well-known mystery writer). 6 a a religious truth divinely revealed, esp. one beyond human reason. b RC Ch. a decade of the rosary. 7 (in pl.) a the secret religious rites of the ancient Greeks, Romans, etc. b archaic the Eucharist. Phrases and idioms make a mystery of treat as an impressive secret. mystery play a miracle play. mystery tour (or trip) a pleasure excursion to an unspecified destination. Etymology: ME f. OF mistere or L mysterium f. Gk musterion, rel. to MYSTIC 2. n. (pl. -ies) archaic a handicraft or trade, esp. as referred to in indentures etc. (art and mystery). Etymology: ME f. med.L misterium contr. of ministerium MINISTRY, assoc. with MYSTERY(1)
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I. noun (plural -teries) Etymology: Middle English mysterie, from Latin mysterium, from Greek mystērion, from mystēs initiate Date: 14th century 1. a religious truth that one can know only by revelation and cannot fully understand, b. any of the 15 events (as the Nativity, the Crucifixion, or the Assumption) serving as a subject for meditation during the saying of the rosary, a Christian sacrament, c. a secret religious rite believed (as in Eleusinian and Mithraic cults) to impart enduring bliss to the initiate, a cult devoted to such rites, 2. something not understood or beyond understanding ; enigma, a private secret, the secret or specialized practices or ritual peculiar to an occupation or a body of people , a piece of fiction dealing usually with the solution of a mysterious crime, profound, inexplicable, or secretive quality or character , Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun (plural -teries) see: minister Date: 14th century trade, craft, a body of persons engaged in a particular trade, business, or profession ; guild, ~ play ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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