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Adjective

Relating to mystics or mysticism.
Having a spiritual significance that transcends human understanding.
Inspiring a sense or spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination.

category:Occult Category:Religion

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Mystic \Mys"tic\, Mystical \Mys"tic*al\, a. [L. mysticus, Gr. ?
belonging to secret rites, from ? one initiated: cf. F.
mystique. See 1st Mystery, Misty.]
1. Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human
understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious.
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Heaven's numerous hierarchy span
The mystic gulf from God to man. --Emerson.
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God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural.
--Hooker.
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2. Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret
meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance;
mystic Babylon.
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Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness
inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body.
--Milton.
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3. employing mysticism; as, mystical intuition; mystical
explanations; -- contrasted to logical, rational,
analytical.
[WordNet 1.5] -- Mys"tic*al*ly, adv. --
Mys"tic*al*ness, n.
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WordNet mystical
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of mysticism; "mystical
religion" [syn: mystic]
2: relating to or resembling mysticism; "mystical intuition";
"mystical theories about the securities market" [syn: mystic]
3: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to
the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding;
"mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake";
"occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" [syn:
mysterious, mystic, occult, secret, orphic]

Moby Dictionary
absolute , abysmal , allegorical , anagogic , arcane ,
between the lines , cabalic , cabalistic , cabbalistic , categorical ,
clandestine , concealed , covert , cryptic , deep , delitescent , divine ,
dormant , enwrapped in mystery , epiphanic , esoteric , furtive ,
hibernating , hidden , hole-and-corner , holy , hugger-mugger ,
hush-hush , indefinable , ineffable , inexplicable , inextricable ,
insoluble , insolvable , latent , lurking , metaphysic , miraculous ,
muffled , mysterious , mystic , obfuscated , obscured , occult ,
possible , potential , preternatural , private , profound , sacred ,
secret , sleeping , sneak , spiritual , stealthy , submerged ,
supernatural , supranatural , symbolical , theosophical , theosophist ,
ultimate , unaccountable , undefinable , under the surface ,
underlying , unexplainable , uninterpretable , unmanifested ,
unrevealed , unsolvable , veiled , virtual