Mystery definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MYS'TERY, n. [L. mysterium ... concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder; such as the mystery of the man with the iron mask in France. 2 ... which is beyond human comprehension until explained. In this sense, mystery often conveys the idea of something awfully sublime or important; something that excites wonder. Great is the mystery of godliness. 1 Timothy 3. Having made known to us the mystery of his will. Ephesians 1. We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery. 1 Corinthians 2. 4. An enigma; any thing artfully ...
mystery story definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... murder) presented as a novel or play or movie [syn: mystery, mystery story, whodunit] Britannica Concise Work of fiction in which the ... s solution being the final phase of the piece. The mystery story is an age-old popular genre and is related to several other forms. Elements of mystery may be present in narratives of horror or terror, pseudoscientific ... story, folktale, gest, ghost story, horse opera, legend, love story, mystery, myth, mythology, mythos, nursery tale, parable, romance, science fiction, ...
mystery play definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... biblical subject. In the 13th cent., craft guilds began producing mystery plays at sites removed from the church, adding apocryphal and ... spouting devils kept the spectators' attention. The genre of the mystery play declined by 1600. See also miracle play, morality play ... play, monodrama, monologue, morality, morality play, music drama, musical revue, mystery, opera, pageant, panel show, pantomime, pastoral, pastoral drama, piece, play ...
mystery religions definitions Britannica Concise Secret cults of the Greco-Roman world. Derived from primitive tribal ceremonies, mystery religions reached their peak of popularity in Greece in the ... The cult of Demeter produced the most famous of the mystery religions, the Eleusinian Mysteries, as well as the Andania Mysteries ... to Orpheus, required chastity and abstinence from meat and wine. Mystery cults also attached to Attis, Isis, and Jupiter Dolichenus, among ...
Mysterious definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MYSTE'RIOUS, a. [See Mystery.] Obscure; hid from the understanding; not clearly understood. The birth ... adjective Date: 1599 1. a. of, relating to, or constituting mystery < the mysterious ways of God > b. exciting wonder, curiosity, or ... Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 full of or wrapped in mystery. 2 (of a person) delighting in mystery. Derivatives: mysteriously adv. mysteriousness n. Etymology: F mystérieux f. mystère f. OF (as MYSTERY(1)) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mysterious Mys*te"ri*ous, a. [F. myst[`e]rieux. See 1st Mystery.] Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult ...
... City of Tarsus 2. Roman Citizenship 3. Hellenism 4. The Mystery-Religions 5. Judaism 6. Personal Characteristics (1) Personal Appearance (2 ... How that by revelation was made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words, whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ." In the fourth group he still recalls how ... Valley, where a mystic mixture of Judaism (Essenism) and heathen mystery-religions and philosophies (incipient Gnosticism) was so rife in the ... theology in late Jewish apocalyptic views and in the oriental mystery religions. Bousset (Die Religion des Judenthums im New Testament Zeitalter ... 1906). The best reply to Wrede's arguments about the mystery-religion is found in articles in the The Expositor ...
Mysteries definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mystery Mys"ter*y, n.; pl. Mysteries. [OE. mistere, OF. mestier ... is usually occupied. Fie upon him, he will discredit our mystery. --Shak. And that which is the noblest mystery Brings to reproach and common infamy. --Spenser. 2. A dramatic ... that city in the early part of the 14th century. ``Mystery plays,'' so called because acted by craftsmen. --Skeat. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mystery Mys"ter*y, n.; pl. Mysteries. [L. mysterium, Gr. ?, fr ... human comprehension. We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery. --1 Cor. ii. 7. If God should please to ...
... is closely drawn. To discredit it leaves the most intimate mystery of our Lord's earthly life under the shadow of ... leaders in the church. (3) It touches upon the central mystery of the Lord's person in such a way as ... hypothesis of invention not only leaves an ugly cloud of mystery over the birth of Jesus, but it discredits beyond repair ... chaste and gracious reserve in the presence of a holy mystery, a simplicity, dignity and self-contained nobility. of expression which ... who might be expected to speak more fully concerning the mystery, exclude the supposition that we have one historic form of ... conditions arising afterward, which so wonderfully guarded it. The holy mystery of the Lord's origin became the symbol of ...
... and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [syn: mystery, enigma, secret, closed book] Merriam Webster's I. adjective Etymology ... Date: 14th century 1. a. something kept hidden or unexplained ; mystery b. something kept from the knowledge of others or shared ... 2 a thing known only to a few. 3 a mystery. 4 a valid but not commonly known or recognized method ... recondite, abstruse, unknown, hidden. II. n. 1. Something concealed. 2. Mystery. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue He has been let ... insensible, internal, intrinsic, invisible, inward, inwrought, irreducible, latent, lonesome, mysterious, mystery, mystery of mysteries, mystical, obfuscated, obscure, obscured, occult, on ...
... in this very epistle (Eph 3:8). In like manner "mystery" (musterion), "dispensation" (oikonomia) are found in other epistles in the ... is a noble purpose to set before men this great mystery of the church as God's means by which, in ... His grace abounding in us and making us know the mystery of His purpose, namely, to unite all in one, even ... the Spirit. Ephesians 3:1-21: A digression on the "mystery," i.e. the revelation to Paul, together with a prayer that men may grasp it. The "mystery" is that all men, Jews and Gentiles, are partakers of ... minister, to whom has been given the stewardship of that mystery, unfolding to all creatures God's wisdom, in accord ...
... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me-- I don ... s transitive verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: French mistifier, from mystère mystery, from Latin mysterium Date: 1814 1. to perplex the mind ... take advantage of the credulity of. 3 wrap up in mystery. Derivatives: mystification n. Etymology: F mystifier (irreg. formed as MYSTIC or MYSTERY(1)) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mystify Mys"ti*fy, v ... fr. Gr. ? + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See 1st Mystery, and -fy.] 1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to ...
... is little Scriptural warrant for either theory. Birth is a mystery which baffles investigation, and Scripture throws no light upon that mystery. Yet some who have discussed this subject have tried actually ... Apollinaris, bishop of Laodicea (died 382), attempted to explain the mystery of Christ's person by teaching that the Logos (or ... the relation of mind to body is and remains a mystery--as great as the relation between the forces in Nature ... electricity have been given. Science has attempted to explain that mystery and has failed. The words of Shenstone (Cornhill Magazine, 1907 ... proved that the inertia of atoms also is electrical." The mystery of matter is great; that of soul is greater ...
... and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [syn: mystery, enigma, secret, closed book] 2: a difficult problem [syn: riddle ... or explain 3. an inscrutable or mysterious person Synonyms: see mystery Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 a puzzling thing or person ... to understand. Iran remains an enigma for the outside world. = mystery N-COUNT: usu sing International Standard Bible Encyclopedia e-nig ... jigsaw puzzle, knot, knotty point, matter of ignorance, mind-boggler, mystery, mystery of mysteries, mystification, n, node, nodus, nonplus, nut to ...