English · Idiom Historical

the three greater mysteries

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

In ecclesiastical language, the Trinity, Original Sin, and the Incarnation.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trong ngôn ngữ giáo hội, Ba Bí Tích Lớn là Thiên Chúa Ba Ngôi, Tội Nguyên Thủy và Giáng Sinh

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “the three greater mysteries” mean?

In ecclesiastical language, the Trinity, Original Sin, and the Incarnation.

Is “the three greater mysteries” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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