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mysticism definition

mys·ti·cism (mis′tə siz′əm)

noun

  1. the doctrines or beliefs of mystics; specif., the doctrine that it is possible to achieve communion with God through contemplation
  2. any doctrine that asserts the possibility of attaining an intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths through meditation
  3. vague, obscure, or confused thinking or belief

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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