mystery
nounOccupation; trade; office; profession; calling; art; craft.
nounplural In ancient religions, rites known to and practised by certain initiated persons only, consisting of purifications, sacrificial offerings, processions, songs, dances, dramatic performances, and the like: as, the Eleusinian mysteries.
nounIn the Christian Church, especially in the early church and in the Greek Church, a sacrament.
nounplural The consecrated elements in the eucharist; in the singular, the eucharist.
nounAny religious doctrine or body of doctrines that seems above human comprehension.
nounThey counte as Fables the holie misteries of Christian Religion.
nounIn general, a fact, matter, or phenomenon of which the meaning, explanation, or cause is not known, and which awakens curiosity or inspires awe; something that is inexplicable; an enigmatic secret.
nounA form of dramatic composition much in vogue in the middle ages, and still played in some parts of Europe in a modified form, the characters and events of which were drawn from sacred history.
nounA trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied.
nounA dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject, often some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic composition of this character.