Mystery vs. Fantasy

Mysterynoun

Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.

Mysterynoun

Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.

Mysterynoun

(obsolete) A secret or mystical meaning.

Mysterynoun

A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).

Mysterynoun

A sacrament.

Mysterynoun

A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.

Mysterynoun

(Catholicism) A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.

Mysterynoun

A craft, art or trade; specifically a guild of craftsmen.

Mysterynoun

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.

Mysterynoun

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.

Mysterynoun

The consecrated elements in the eucharist.

Mysterynoun

Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.

Mysterynoun

A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied.

Mysterynoun

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.

Mysterynoun

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained;

Mysterynoun

a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

Fantasynoun

That which comes from one's imagination.

Fantasynoun

(literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.

Fantasynoun

A fantastical design.

Fantasynoun

(slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.

Fantasyverb

To fantasize (about).

Fantasyverb

(obsolete) To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like.

Fantasyverb

(transitive) To imagine; to conceive mentally.

Fantasynoun

Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor.

Fantasynoun

Fantastic designs.

Fantasyverb

To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like; to fancy.

Fantasynoun

imagination unrestricted by reality;

Fantasynoun

fiction with a large amount of fantasy in it;

Fantasynoun

something many people believe that is false;

Fantasynoun

the faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things

Fantasynoun

a fanciful mental image, typically one on which a person often dwells and which reflects their conscious or unconscious wishes

Fantasynoun

an idea with no basis in reality

Fantasynoun

a genre of imaginative fiction involving magic and adventure, especially in a setting other than the real world.

Fantasynoun

denoting a competition or league in which participants select imaginary teams from among the players in a real sports league and score points according to the actual performance of their players

Fantasynoun

a fantasia.

Fantasyverb

imagine the occurrence of; fantasize about

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often inspired by real world myth and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama.