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mystery

The correct spelling is mystery.

How to pronounce mystery

/ˈmɪstəɹi/
noun

IPA: /ˈmɪstəɹi/

Say it like: Mys-ter-ee

The correct spelling is mystery. Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown. For example: "The truth behind the events remains a mystery."

Usage Examples

The truth behind the events remains a mystery.

That man is a mystery.

the Eleusinian mysteries

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
  2. 2.Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
  3. 3.A secret or mystical meaning.
  4. 4.A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
  5. 5.(obsolete outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament.

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