mystic Definition
mys·tic (mis′tik)
adjective
- of mysteries, or esoteric rites or doctrines
- mystical
- of obscure or occult character or meaning mystic powers
- beyond human comprehension; mysterious or enigmatic
- filling one with wonder or awe
- having magic power
Etymology: ME mistik < L mysticus < Gr mystikos, belonging to secret rites < mystēs, one initiated: see mystery
noun
- a person initiated into esoteric mysteries
- a believer in mysticism; specif., one who professes to undergo mystical experiences and so to comprehend intuitively truths beyond human understanding
mystic Synonyms
mystic
modif.
mystic Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: They may even renounce the world, become mystics, and seek to enter ethereal realms whilst yet alive.
- do: Do mystics report such tests of their experience of meeting God?
- have: Christians see saints, devils and the Virgin Mary, but other religions have mystics who never see these.
Adjective modifier
- medieval: The obvious starting point, then, is the medieval mystics.
- Indian: The room was a beautiful shrine to the Indian mystic Sri Satya Sai Baba.
- Christian: Indeed Christian mystics have often described relating to God in sexual terms.
- eastern: After all, eastern mystics have taken hashish for centuries to attain an expanded awareness or enhanced state of consciousness.
- German: In 1621 this German mystic wrote: " Wherever the road is hardest, there you should go.
- Jewish: But the story of looking upon the blinding light also occurs in the Kabbalah of Jewish mystics.
Modifies a noun
- meg: Damn, I bottled on the bet with Si that Sweep would be the opener, mystic meg eat your crystal ball.
- knower: For although the object being viewed is the same, nevertheless the viewpoints and stations of these mystic knowers are different.
- rite: And with everything conducted in secret, as we mere plebs would not understand the mystic rites of local government democracy!
- chord: He sounded what Abraham Lincoln called " The mystic chords of memory.
- poet: The mystic poets have described the self-manifestation of the One with a profusion of splendid imagery.
- river: Mystic River " The friend of your youth is the only friend you will ever have, for he does not really see you.
Modifying Another Word
almost: The book was much praised and indeed received in some circles with almost mystic enthusiasm.
Noun used with modifier
- century: Both ideas may come from the 16th century mystic Jacob Boehme, who was an influence on many philosophers in London in the 1740s.
- woman: The tantalizing topic of his talk is on the Medieval bearded women mystics ( seriously!
Preposition: of
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