mystic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms 1.6 References

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French mistique < Latin mysticus < Greek μυστικός (mystikos), “‘secret, mystic’”) <  (mystes), “‘one who has been initiated’”).

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mystic (comparative more mystic, superlative most mystic)

1. Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
2. Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.

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[edit] Noun

mystic (plural mystics)

1. Someone who practices mysticism.

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[edit] Related terms

• mysterious
• mystery
• mystical
• mysticism
• mystify
• mystique

[edit] References

• mystic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “mystic” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001