mystic
involving or characterized by esoteric, otherworldly, or symbolic practices or content, as certain religious ceremonies and art; spiritually significant; ethereal.
of the nature of or pertaining to mysteries known only to the initiated: mystic rites.
of occult character, power, or significance: a mystic formula.
of obscure or mysterious character or significance.
of or relating to mystics or mysticism.
a person who claims to attain, or believes in the possibility of attaining, insight into mysteries transcending ordinary human knowledge, as by direct communication with the divine or immediate intuition in a state of spiritual ecstasy.
a person initiated into religious mysteries.
Origin of mystic
1Other words from mystic
- mys·tic·i·ty [mi-stis-i-tee], /mɪˈstɪs ɪ ti/, noun
- mys·tic·ly, adverb
- an·ti·mys·tic, adjective, noun
- non·mys·tic, adjective, noun
- sem·i·mys·tic, adjective
- un·mys·tic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for mystic
/ (ˈmɪstɪk) /
a person who achieves mystical experience or an apprehension of divine mysteries
another word for mystical
Origin of mystic
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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