Mystery

mis′tėr-i, n. a secret doctrine: anything very obscure: that which is beyond human knowledge to explain: anything artfully made difficult: ( pl. ) secret rites, in ancient religions rites known only to and practised by initiated persons, as the Eleusinian mysteries in Greece, .: a sacrament: a rude medieval drama founded on the historical parts of the Bible and the lives of the saints—the Basque pastorales are a survival.— adj. Mystē′rio us , containing mystery: obscure: secret: incomprehensible.— adv. Mystē′riously .— n. Mystē′riousne . [M. E. mysterie —L. mysterium —Gr. mystērion — mystēs , one initiated— muein , to close the eyes.]