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Some of the best and exciting mystery action can be found
in detective/spy novels like:
"The Hounds of Baskerville" (Sherlock Holmes)
Suspense/horror films based on novels by Alfred Hitchcock
mysˇterˇy1  (m s t -r )
n. pl. mysˇterˇies
- One that is not fully understood or that baffles or eludes the understanding;
an enigma: How he got in is a mystery.
- One whose identity is unknown and who arouses curiosity: The
woman in the photograph is a mystery.
- A mysterious character or quality: a landscape with mystery
and charm.
- A work of fiction, a drama, or a film dealing with a puzzling crime.
- The skills, lore, or practices that are peculiar to a particular activity or group
and are regarded as the special province of initiates. Often used in the plural: the mysteries of Freemasonry;
the mysteries of cooking game.
- A religious truth that is incomprehensible to reason and knowable only through
divine revelation.
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- An incident from the life of Jesus, especially the Incarnation, Passion,
Crucifixion, or Resurrection, of particular importance for redemption.
- One of the 15 incidents from the lives of Jesus or the Blessed Virgin Mary,
such as the Annunciation or the Ascension, serving in Roman Catholicism as the subject of meditation during recitation of
the rosary.
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- also Mystery One of the
sacraments, especially the Eucharist.
- mysteries The consecrated
elements of the Eucharist.
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- A religious cult practicing secret rites to which only initiates are admitted.
- A secret rite of such a cult.
[Middle English misterie, from Latin mystrium, from Greek mustrion, secret rite, from musts, an initiate, from m ein, to close the eyes, initiate.] |
mysˇterˇy2 (mst-r)
n. pl. mysˇterˇies
- Archaic A trade or an occupation.
- Archaic A guild, as of merchants or artisans.
- A mystery play.
[Middle English misterie, service, craft, from Medieval Latin misterium, craft-guild, from
Late Latin, alteration of Latin ministerium, occupation, from minister, assistant, servant;
see mei-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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