Mystic Definition

mĭstĭk
mystics
adjective
Of or relating to mysticism or mystics.
Mystic doctrines.
American Heritage
Of mysteries, or esoteric rites or doctrines.
Webster's New World
Deeply or mysteriously spiritual; mystical.
Mystic experiences.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Of obscure or occult character or meaning.
Mystic powers.
Webster's New World
noun
mystics
A person initiated into esoteric mysteries.
Webster's New World
A believer in mysticism; specif., one who professes to undergo mystical experiences and so to comprehend intuitively truths beyond human understanding.
Webster's New World

Someone who practices mysticism.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • religious mystic

Other Word Forms of Mystic

Noun

Singular:
mystic
Plural:
mystics

Origin of Mystic

  • From Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mystikos, “secret, mystic"), from μύστης (mystÄ“s, “one who has been initiated").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English mystik from Latin mysticus from Greek mustikos from mustēs initiate mystery1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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