mystic means of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
mystic is pronounced /ˈmɪstɪk/.
Why “mystic” is a great word
Relating to spiritual mysteries, direct communion with the divine, or the pursuit of truths beyond ordinary understanding. From Old French *mistiqe*, from Latin *mysticus*, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (*mustikós*, "secret, mystic"), from μύστης (*mústēs*, "one who has been initiated"). Unlike "mysterious," which denotes mere obscurity, or "occult," which traffics in hidden mechanisms and esoteric rites, "mystic" signifies an inward journey toward union with the ineffable. It is the hush before dawn in a cloistered chapel, the scent of beeswax and burnt rose petals, the warmth of a hand pressed over the heart after a vision that leaves no words—the quiet and relentless turning of a human soul toward the source of all light.
Etymology
From Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”). Doublet of mystique.
adj
- Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.e.g.“a mystic dance”
- Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.e.g.“Taught he not thee—the man of eld, / Whose eyes within his eyes beheld / Heaven's numerous hierarchy span / The mystic gulf from God to man?” — 1847, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “Threnody”, in Poems, Boston, Mass.: James Munroe and Company, →OCLC, page 245:
name
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Nevada County, California.
- A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Routt County, Colorado.
- A number of places in the United States:; A village and census-designated place in New London County, Connecticut.
- A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Appanoose County, Iowa.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota.
noun
- Someone who practices mysticism.
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