mys·ti·cal

[mis-ti-kuhl]
adjective
1.
mystic; occult.
2.
of or pertaining to mystics or mysticism: mystical writings.
3.
spiritually symbolic.
4.
Rare. obscure in meaning; mysterious.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English. See mystic, -al1

mys·ti·cal·ly, adverb
mys·ti·cal·i·ty, mys·ti·cal·ness, noun
an·ti·mys·ti·cal, adjective
an·ti·mys·ti·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·mys·ti·cal·ness, noun
hy·per·mys·ti·cal, adjective
hy·per·mys·ti·cal·ly, adverb
hy·per·mys·ti·cal·ness, noun
non·mys·ti·cal, adjective
non·mys·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·mys·ti·cal·ness, noun
sem·i·mys·ti·cal, adjective
sem·i·mys·ti·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·mys·ti·cal·ness, noun
un·mys·ti·cal, adjective
un·mys·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·mys·ti·cal·ness, noun


1. See mysterious.
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mystical (ˈmɪstɪkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  relating to or characteristic of mysticism
2.  Christianity having a divine or sacred significance that surpasses natural human apprehension
3.  having occult or metaphysical significance, nature, or force
4.  a less common word for mysterious
 
'mystically
 
adv
 
'mysticalness
 
n

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mystical
late 15c., from mystic + -al. Related: Mystically.
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Example sentences
Society would rot, they think, without the mystical blood-payment.
Rose from their seaweed chamber the choir of the mystical sea-maids.
It becomes a mystical exercise to reach one that they never entertained.
Jotted impressions are conceived as epiphanies, mystical visions which link the
  beholder to the object beheld.
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