# mysteries

Pronunciation: say "MIS-tuh-reez" /ˈmɪst(ə)ɹiz/

## Noun

1. Plural of mystery. — plural of mystery
   - Simple: Plural of mystery. Use this form when talking about more than one mystery.
   - _Good detective novels layer several mysteries before resolving them in the final chapter._
   - _The deep ocean still holds countless mysteries for marine biologists._
2. Secret societies or cults, especially the religious groups of the ancient Greek and Roman world.
   - Simple: Secret religious groups, especially in ancient Greece, that kept their ceremonies hidden from outsiders.
   - _The Greek mysteries drew worshippers who sought hidden knowledge about life after death._
   - _Initiates of the mysteries swore never to reveal the ceremonies they had witnessed._

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