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Stage 1 of 3
mysterion
Greek · ancient
"a secret religious rite"
a secret rite known only to initiates of a religious cult
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Stage 2 of 3
mystere
Old French · medieval
"a hidden religious truth"
carried into French for a hidden religious truth
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Stage 3 of 3
mystery
English · 1300s
"something unexplained or unknown"
broadened from religious secrets to anything unexplained
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