holy mystery
Divine unknowable truth
Holy mystery refers to religious truths considered beyond full human comprehension—doctrines that must be accepted through faith rather than reason.
In Christian theology, the Trinity and the Eucharist are classic holy mysteries.
The phrase acknowledges that some aspects of the divine remain permanently unknowable: The incarnation is a holy mystery we cannot fully explain.
- trinityUnified set of three
- incarnationQuality given bodily presence
- divine sparkSacred essence within beings
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
sacrament · bread and wine · altar · contemplation · metaphysics · meditation · union · mysterium tremendum · salvation · theophany · burning bush · revelation · ineffable · illumination · grace · transcendence · liturgy · prayer
- apophatic theologynegative theology, via negativa, unsaying, unknowing, negation
- Christian Mysticismdivine union, contemplative life, dark night of the soul, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross
- Orthodox weddingcrowning, crowns, wedding crowns, wedding crown, common cup
- theodicytheodicy, problem of evil, divine justice, greater good, innocent suffering
holy mysteryself-evident truth
Statement needing no proof
known quantity · logical proof · open secret · common knowledge
holy mysteryparlor game
Indoor social amusement
brain teaser · crossword clue · riddle · party trick · whodunit
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