Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
The truth behind the events remains a mystery.
Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
That man is a mystery.
A secret or mystical meaning.
A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
(obsolete outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament.
(chiefly in plural) A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
the Eleusinian mysteries
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.
A craft, art or trade; specifically a guild of craftsmen.