mystic

See also: Mystic

English

Alternative forms

• mystick (archaic)
• mystical (adjective)

Etymology

From Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪstɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪstɪk

Adjective

mystic (comparative more mystic, superlative most mystic)

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

   a mystic dance

2. Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.
   • (Can we date this quote by Emerson and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Heaven's numerous hierarchy span / The mystic gulf from God to man.

Translations

of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries

• Catalan: místic (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 神秘 (zh) (shénmì)

• Dutch: mystiek (nl)
• Finnish: mystinen (fi)
• French: mystique (fr) m or f
• German: mystisch (de)
• Greek: μυστικός (el) m (mystikós)

  Ancient Greek: μυστικός (mustikós)

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• Irish: misteach, mistiúil, doilfe, fáthrúnda
• Latin: mysticus
• Lithuanian: mistinis m, mistinė f
• Polish: mistyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: místico (pt)
• Russian: мисти́ческий (ru) (mistíčeskij)
• Turkish: mistik (tr), gizemci (tr), gizemcil, gizemsel (tr), gizemsi
• Ukrainian: місти́чний (mistýčnyj)
• Welsh: cyfriniol (cy)

mysterious and strange

• Catalan: místic (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 神秘 (zh) (shénmì)

• Dutch: mysterieus (nl), enigmatisch (nl), raadselachtig (nl), geheimzinnig (nl), duister (nl)
• Finnish: mystinen (fi)
• German: mystisch (de)
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• Greek: μυστήριος (el) m (mystírios), μυστηριώδης (el) m (mystiriódis)
• Latin: mysticus, obscurus (la)
• Portuguese: místico (pt)
• Russian: мисти́ческий (ru) (mistíčeskij)
• Turkish: mistik (tr), gizemli (tr), esrarengiz (tr)
• Welsh: cyfriniol (cy)

Noun

mystic (plural mystics)

1. Someone who practices mysticism.

Translations

someone who practices mysticism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: mystik (cs) m
• Finnish: mystikko (fi)
• French: mystique (fr) m or f
• German: Mystiker (de) m, Mystikerin (de) f
• Greek: μυστικιστής (el) m (mystikistís)
• Irish: misteach m
• Italian: mistico (it) m
• Lithuanian: mistikas m, mistikė f
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• Maori: whakatuatea
• Persian: عارف (fa) (âref)
• Polish: mistyk (pl) m, mistyczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: místico (pt) m
• Russian: ми́стик (ru) m (místik)
• Spanish: místico (es) m, mística (es) f
• Swedish: mystiker (sv) c
• Turkish: mistik (tr), gizemci (tr)
• Ukrainian: містик (mistyk)
• Volapük: (♂♀) müsteriman (vo), (♂) himüsteriman, (♀) jimüsteriman
• Welsh: cyfriniolwr m

Related terms

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

References

• “mystic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “mystic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• “mystic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “mystic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.