mystical

Adjective
Synonyms: mysticmysteriousoccultsecretorphic

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. relating to or characteristic of mysticism“mystical religion”Synonyms: mystic
  2. relating to or resembling mysticism“mystical intuition”“mystical theories about the securities market”Synonyms: mystic
  3. 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”Synonyms: mysteriousmysticoccultsecretorphic
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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.[1913 Webster]
God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural.— Hooker.[1913 Webster]

2.Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance; mystic Babylon. [1913 Webster]

Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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