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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mys•tic /ˈmɪstɪk/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- mystical.
n. [countable] - one who claims to have insight into mysteries beyond ordinary human knowledge.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mys•tic (mis′tik),USA pronunciation adj. - 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 pertaining to mystics or mysticism.
n. - 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.
- Religiona person initiated into religious mysteries.
- Greek mystikós, equivalent. to mýst(ēs) an initiate into the mysteries + -ikos -ic; akin to myeîn to initiate, teach
- Latin mysticus
- Middle English mystik 1275–1325
mys•tic•i•ty (mi stis′i tē),USA pronunciation n. mys′tic•ly, adv. Mys•tic (mis′tik),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa section of Groton, in SE Connecticut: maritime museum. 2333.
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