misterio

Meaning

1. (masculine) mystery, mysteriousness
2. (masculine) crib, nativity scene
3. (masculine) mystery, event in Jesus' life

Concepts

mystery

enigma

mystery play

secrecy

riddle

secret

difficult

mystique

closed book

brain-teaser

conundrum

sedate

Hyphenated as

mis‧te‧rio

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/misˈteɾjo/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mystērium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”).

Sentences

Para explicar este misterio , en ocasiones los teólogos cristianos han recurrido a símiles .

To explain this mystery, Christian theologians have sometimes resorted to similes.