mystic
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- mystick (archaic)
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mystikos, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mystēs, “one who has been initiated”).
Adjective [edit]
mystic (comparative more mystic, superlative most mystic)
- Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
- a mystic dance
- Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.
- Emerson
- Heaven's numerous hierarchy span / The mystic gulf from God to man.
- Emerson
Translations [edit]
of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries
mysterious and strange
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Noun [edit]
mystic (plural mystics)
- Someone who practices mysticism.
Translations [edit]
someone who practices mysticism
Related terms [edit]
References [edit]
- mystic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “mystic” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
- mystic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- mystic at OneLook Dictionary Search