sorrowful mystery
Christian Church (chiefly Roman Catholic Church )
noun
Each of the five mysteries relating to the Passion of Christ, commemorated in the rosary.
- The sorrowful mysteries consist of the agony in Gethsemane, the scourging, the crowning with thorns, the carrying of the cross, and the crucifixion..
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Verstegan (c1550–1640), writer and intelligence informant.