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Mystery vs Inscrutable - What's the difference?

mystery | inscrutable |

As nouns the difference between mystery and inscrutable

is that mystery is something secret or unexplainable; an unknown while inscrutable is one who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.

As an adjective inscrutable is

difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.

mystery

English

Noun

(mysteries)
  • Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1927, author= F. E. Penny
    • , chapter=4, title= Pulling the Strings , passage=The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.}}
  • Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
  • * (Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)
    • 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.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=5 citation , passage=Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery .}}
  • (label) A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.
  • A secret religious celebration, to which none were admitted except those who had been initiated.

    • Synonyms

    * roun (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * mysterious * mystery play

    Related terms

    * mystic * mystical * mysticism * mystify * mystique

    References

    * Mysteries: http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ch15.htm
  • S9

    • inscrutable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret.
    • His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
  • * 2007 , Tracy Jordan'' (Tracy Morgan), ''30 Rock :
    • She called my vanity license plate inscrutable ! 'ICU81MI'? Hilarious!

    Synonyms

    * (difficult to comprehend) ineffable

    Derived terms

    * inscrutability * inscrutableness * inscrutably

    See also

    * inexplorable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.