Meaning

10 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.

    The truth behind the events remains a mystery.

    Geheimnis, Rätsel

    та́йнаtájna, зага́дкаzagádka

    тає́мницяtajémnycja, зага́дкаzahádka

  2. (countable, uncountable)Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.

    That man is a mystery.

    Rätsel

    зага́дкаzagádka

  3. (countable, uncountable)An account, story, book, film, or play, often with the theme of crime or murder, with a surprise ending that explains all the strange events that have occurred.

    a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

  4. (countable, uncountable)A mystery play.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).

  6. (countable, uncountable)A sacrament.

  7. (countable, in the plural, uncountable)A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.

    the Eleusinian mysteries

    the Mysteries of Mithras

  8. (countable, uncountable)A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.

    The second decade of the Rosary concerns the Sorrowful mysteries, such as the crucifixion and the crowning with thorns.

    мисте́рияmistérija

  9. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A secret or mystical meaning.

  10. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A craft, art or trade; specifically a guild of craftsmen.

Examples

388 sentences
  1. Can you help solve this mystery?

    Ти можеш допомгти розв'язати загадку? — deniko

    ruТы можешь помочь мне разгадать эту загадку? — odexed

  2. Tom is reading a mystery novel.

    Том читає детектив. — deniko

  3. Tom is a mystery.

    Том — загадка. — deniko

    deTom ist ein Rätsel. — mayabe

  4. Nature is full of mystery.

    Природа повна таємниць. — deniko

    ruПрирода полна загадок. — Tekimen

    deDie Natur ist voller Geheimnisse. — Manfredo

  5. I like reading mystery novels.

    Я люблю читати детективи. — aandrusiak

    ruМне нравится читать детективные романы. — sharptoothed

    deIch lese gerne Kriminalromane. — MUIRIEL

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
something secret or unexplainable:
Русский
By meaning 2
something secret or unexplainable:
event in the life of Jesus used as a focus for devotions:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
something secret or unexplainable:

Origin

From Middle English mysterie, from Anglo-Norman misterie (Old French mistere), from Latin

From Middle English mysterie, from Anglo-Norman misterie (Old French mistere), from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from μύστης (mústēs, “initiated one”), from μυέω (muéō, “to initiate”), from μύω (múō, “to shut”). Displaced native Old English ġerȳne.

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Forms

plural: mysteries
Singularmystery
Pluralmysteries

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained:enigmasecretclosed book
  • a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie:mystery storywhodunit

Word family

37 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • still a mystery
  • remains a mystery
  • solved the mystery
  • solve this mystery
  • mystery novels
  • a mystery to
  • is a mystery

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mystery — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto