mys·tique
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| 1. | a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object, endowing the person or object with enhanced value or profound meaning: the mystique of Poe. |
| 2. | an aura of mystery or mystical power surrounding a particular occupation or pursuit: the mystique of nuclear science. |
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n. An aura of heightened value, interest, or meaning surrounding something, arising from attitudes and beliefs that impute special power or mystery to it: the cowboy mystique; the mystique of existentialism. [French, mystical, mystique, from Latin mysticus; see mystic.] |
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mystique
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| mystique | |
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| an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing |
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