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| [[Image:The Heart Has Its Reasons by Odilon Redon.jpg |thumb|right|200px|''[[The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing]]'' (c.[[1887]]) by [[Odilon Redon]], a phrase from the ''[[Pensées]]'' ([[1669]]) by [[Blaise Pascal]]]] | [[Image:The Heart Has Its Reasons by Odilon Redon.jpg |thumb|right|200px|''[[The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing]]'' (c.[[1887]]) by [[Odilon Redon]], a phrase from the ''[[Pensées]]'' ([[1669]]) by [[Blaise Pascal]]]] | ||
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| A '''mystery''' is something [[secret]] or [[unexplainable]]; [[unknown]]; someone or thing with an [[obscure]] or [[puzzling]] nature. | A '''mystery''' is something [[secret]] or [[unexplainable]]; [[unknown]]; someone or thing with an [[obscure]] or [[puzzling]] nature. | ||
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| ==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| From Middle English ''mysterie'', from Latin ''mysterium'', from Ancient Greek ''μυστήριον'' (musterion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from ''μύστης'' (mustēs, “initiated one”), from ''μυέω'' (mueō, “I initiate”), from ''μύω'' (muō, “I shut”). | From Middle English ''mysterie'', from Latin ''mysterium'', from Ancient Greek ''μυστήριον'' (musterion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from ''μύστης'' (mustēs, “initiated one”), from ''μυέω'' (mueō, “I initiate”), from ''μύω'' (muō, “I shut”). | ||
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| '''Mystery''', '''mysteries''', or '''mysterious''' may refer to: | '''Mystery''', '''mysteries''', or '''mysterious''' may refer to: | ||
| ==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
| * [[Sacred Mysteries]] | * [[Sacred Mysteries]] | ||
| - | *[[Mystery play]], a form of medieval European dramatic theatre dealing with religious themes | ||
| ==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
| ===Genres=== | ===Genres=== | ||
| - | *[[Mystery (fiction)]], a genre of detective fiction | ||
| * [[Mystery film]], a genre in cinema | * [[Mystery film]], a genre in cinema | ||
| ===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
| - | * Mystery, a cat character in ''[[Emily the Strange]]'' | + | *[[Mystery (fiction)]], a genre of detective fiction |
| - | * ''Mystery'', a 1990 horror novel by [[Peter Straub]] | + | |
| * [[Mysteries (novel)|''Mysteries'' (novel)]] or ''Mysterier'', an 1892 existentialist novel by Knut Hamsun | * [[Mysteries (novel)|''Mysteries'' (novel)]] or ''Mysterier'', an 1892 existentialist novel by Knut Hamsun | ||
| * [[Mystery (Pee-wee's Playhouse)|"Mystery" (''Pee-wee's Playhouse'')]], an episode of the children's show ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' | * [[Mystery (Pee-wee's Playhouse)|"Mystery" (''Pee-wee's Playhouse'')]], an episode of the children's show ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' | ||
| + | *[[Mystery play]], a form of medieval European dramatic theatre dealing with religious themes | ||
| ===Film and television=== | ===Film and television=== | ||
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| * [[Mystery TV]], a Canadian digital television channel | * [[Mystery TV]], a Canadian digital television channel | ||
| * [[Mystery (television)|''Mystery'' (television)]], a children's television show | * [[Mystery (television)|''Mystery'' (television)]], a children's television show | ||
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| - | ===Music=== | ||
| - | * ''Mysterious'', a 1988 release by [[Shizuka Kudō]] | ||
| - | * [[Mystery (Vanilla Fudge album)|''Mystery'' (Vanilla Fudge album)]], a 1984 release by Vanilla Fudge | ||
| - | * [[Mystery (Faye Wong album)|''Mystery'' (Faye Wong album)]], a 1994 release by Faye Wong | ||
| - | * ''Mystery'', a 2006 release by [[Evonne Hsu]] | ||
| - | * [[Mystery (Yoga Lin album)|''Mystery'' (Yoga Lin album)]], a 2008 release by Yoga Lin | ||
| - | * "Mysterious", from the 1999 album ''[[Eye II Eye]]'' by Scorpions | ||
| - | * [[Mysterious (song)|"Mysterious" (song)]], from the 2005 album ''Jentina'' by Jentina | ||
| - | * "Mystery", from the 1984 album ''[[The Last in Line]]'' by Dio | ||
| - | * [[Mystery (Live song)|"Mystery" (Live song)]], from the 2006 album ''Songs from Black Mountain'' by alternative rock group Live | ||
| - | * "Mystery", from the album ''[[Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One]]'' by The Olivia Tremor Control | ||
| - | * "Mystery", a comic song written and performed by Hugh Laurie for the television series ''[[A Bit Of Fry And Laurie]]'' | ||
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| - | ==People== | ||
| - | * [[Mystery (pickup artist)]], the stage name of entertainer Erik Von Markovik (b. 1971) | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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A mystery is something secret or unexplainable; unknown; someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature.
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Etymology
From Middle English mysterie, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (musterion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from μύστης (mustēs, “initiated one”), from μυέω (mueō, “I initiate”), from μύω (muō, “I shut”).
Mystery, mysteries, or mysterious may refer to:
Religion
Culture
Genres
- Mystery film, a genre in cinema
Literature
- Mystery (fiction), a genre of detective fiction
- Mysteries (novel) or Mysterier, an 1892 existentialist novel by Knut Hamsun
- "Mystery" (Pee-wee's Playhouse), an episode of the children's show Pee-wee's Playhouse
- Mystery play, a form of medieval European dramatic theatre dealing with religious themes
Film and television
- Mystery!, a long-running PBS program showcasing British detective fiction
- Mystery TV, a Canadian digital television channel
- Mystery (television), a children's television show
See also
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