MYSTIC

mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic

(adjective) 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”

mystic, mystical

(adjective) relating to or characteristic of mysticism; “mystical religion”

mystic, mystical

(adjective) relating to or resembling mysticism; “mystical intuition”; “mystical theories about the securities market”

mystic, religious mystic

(noun) someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

mystic (comparative more mystic, superlative most mystic)

Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.

Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.

Noun

mystic (plural mystics)

Someone who practices mysticism.

Proper noun

Mystic

An unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States.

A ghost town in Routt County, Colorado, United States.

A village and census-designated place in New London County, Connecticut, United States.

A small city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.

An unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States.

An unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.

Source: Wiktionary


Mys"tic, Mys"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. mysticus, Gr. mystique. See 1st Mystery, Misty.]

1. Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious. Heaven's numerous hierarchy span The mystic gulf from God to man. Emerson. God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural. Hooker.

2. Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance; mystic Babylon. Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body. Milton.

– Mys"tic*al*ly, adv.

– Mys"tic*al*ness, n.

Mys"tic, n.

Definition: One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. See Mysticism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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