Mystery vs. Thriller

Mystery and Thriller Definitions
Mystery
One that is not fully understood or that baffles or eludes the understanding; an enigma
How he got in is a mystery.
Thriller
One that thrills, especially a sensational or suspenseful book, story, play, or movie.
Mystery
One whose identity is unknown and who arouses curiosity
The woman in the photograph is a mystery.
Thriller
Something that thrills.
Mystery
A mysterious character or quality
A landscape with mystery and charm.
Thriller
A suspenseful, sensational genre of story, book, play or film.
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Mystery
Something that is a secret
“From the first, some private trouble weighed on his mind, and since he chose to make a mystery of its cause, a biographer is bound to respect his wish” (Henry Adams).
Thriller
A suspenseful adventure story or play or movie
Mystery
A work of fiction, such as a novel or a movie, that has a story centered around solving a puzzling crime or mysterious event.
Mystery
A nonfictional account of a puzzling crime or mysterious event presented in the manner of a mystery.
Mystery
A religious cult practicing secret rites to which only initiates are admitted.
Mystery
A secret rite of such a cult.
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Mystery
A religious truth that is incomprehensible to reason and knowable only through divine revelation.
Mystery
An incident from the life of Jesus, especially the Incarnation, Passion, Crucifixion, or Resurrection, of particular importance for redemption.
Mystery
One of the 15 incidents from the lives of Jesus or the Blessed Virgin Mary, such as the Annunciation or the Ascension, serving in Roman Catholicism as the subject of meditation during recitation of the rosary.
Mystery
Also Mystery One of the sacraments, especially the Eucharist.
Mystery
Mysteries The consecrated elements of the Eucharist.
Mystery
Often mysteries The skills, lore, or practices that are peculiar to a particular activity or group and are regarded as the special province of initiates
The mysteries of Freemasonry.
The mysteries of cooking game.
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Mystery
A mystery play.
Mystery
A trade or occupation.
Mystery
A guild, as of merchants or artisans.
Mystery
Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
The truth behind the events remains a mystery.
Mystery
Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
That man is a mystery.
Mystery
(obsolete) A secret or mystical meaning.
Mystery
A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
Mystery
A sacrament.
Mystery
A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
The Eleusinian mysteries
The Mysteries of Mithras
Mystery
(Catholicism) A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.
The second decade of the Rosary concerns the Sorrowful mysteries, such as the crucifixion and the crowning with thorns.
Mystery
A craft, art or trade; specifically a guild of craftsmen.
Mystery
A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder; something which has not been or can not be explained; hence, specifically, that which is beyond human comprehension.
We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery.
If God should please to reveal unto us this great mystery of the Trinity, or some other mysteries in our holy religion, we should not be able to understand them, unless he would bestow on us some new faculties of the mind.
Mystery
A kind of secret religious celebration, to which none were admitted except those who had been initiated by certain preparatory ceremonies; - usually plural; as, the Eleusinian mysteries.
Mystery
The consecrated elements in the eucharist.
Mystery
Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.
Mystery
A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied.
Fie upon him, he will discredit our mystery.
And that which is the noblest mysteryBrings to reproach and common infamy.
Mystery
A dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject, often some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic composition of this character; as, the Chester Mysteries, consisting of dramas acted by various craft associations in that city in the early part of the 14th century.
"Mystery plays," so called because acted by craftsmen.
Mystery
Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained;
How it got out is a mystery
It remains one of nature's secrets
Mystery
A story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie