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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension;
[syn: mystic, religious mystic]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding;
- Example: "mysterious symbols"
- Example: "the mystical style of Blake"
- Example: "occult lore"
- Example: "the secret learning of the ancients"
[syn: mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic]

2. relating to or resembling mysticism;
- Example: "mystical intuition"
- Example: "mystical theories about the securities market"
[syn: mystic, mystical]

3. relating to or characteristic of mysticism;
- Example: "mystical religion"
[syn: mystic, mystical]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mystic \Mys"tic\, Mystical \Mys"tic*al\, a. [L. mysticus, Gr. ?
   belonging to secret rites, from ? one initiated: cf. F.
   mystique. See 1st Mystery, Misty.]
   1. Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human
      understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious.
      [1913 Webster]

            Heaven's numerous hierarchy span
            The mystic gulf from God to man.      --Emerson.
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            God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural.
                                                  --Hooker.
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   2. Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret
      meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance;
      mystic Babylon.
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            Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness
            inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body.
                                                  --Milton.
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   3. employing mysticism; as, mystical intuition; mystical
      explanations; -- contrasted to logical, rational,
      analytical.
      [WordNet 1.5] -- Mys"tic*al*ly, adv. --
      Mys"tic*al*ness, n.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mystic \Mys"tic\, n.
   One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views,
   interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history,
   one who professed mysticism. See Mysticism.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mystic
    adj 1: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious
           to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding;
           "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake";
           "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
           [syn: mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult,
           secret, orphic]
    2: relating to or resembling mysticism; "mystical intuition";
       "mystical theories about the securities market" [syn:
       mystic, mystical]
    3: relating to or characteristic of mysticism; "mystical
       religion" [syn: mystic, mystical]
    n 1: someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond
         human comprehension [syn: mystic, religious mystic]


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

MYSTIC

    An early system on the IBM 704, IBM 650, IBM
   1103 and 1103A.

   [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].

   (1995-03-07)