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mysterie n (plural mysteries, diminutive mysterietje n)

1. mystery

mystērie

1. vocative masculine singular of mystērius

From Anglo-Norman misterie, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion).

• mysterye, mistery, misterie, mystery

• IPA^(key): /misˈtɛːriː(ə)/, /ˈmistəriː(ə)/

mysterie (plural mysteries or misteria)

1. Obscure or esoteric religious teachings or beliefs
2. The obscure significance of generally known religious teachings of beliefs.
3. A spiritual ceremony or event; especially the Eucharist.
4. A mystery or unknown; something that is unexplained.

• English: mystery
• Scots: meestery

• “mistērī(e (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-19.

From Old French mistere, from Latin misterium, a variant of ministerium influenced by mysterium.

• mysterye, mistery, misterie, mystery

• IPA^(key): /misˈtɛːriː(ə)/, /ˈmistəriː(ə)/

mysterie (plural mysteris)

1. A ceremony or duty, especially a Christian one.
2. A craft or trade; a organisation regulating such a trade.

• English: mystery

• “mistē̆rī(e (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-19.