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mystic

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[ mis-tik ]

adjective

  1. involving or characterized by esoteric, otherworldly, or symbolic practices or content, as certain religious ceremonies and art; spiritually significant; ethereal.
  2. of the nature of or pertaining to mysteries known only to the initiated:

    mystic rites.

  3. of occult character, power, or significance:

    a mystic formula.

  4. of obscure or mysterious character or significance.
  5. of or relating to mystics or mysticism.


noun

  1. a person who claims to attain, or believes in the possibility of attaining, insight into mysteries transcending ordinary human knowledge, as by direct communication with the divine or immediate intuition in a state of spiritual ecstasy.
  2. a person initiated into religious mysteries.

Mystic

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[ mis-tik ]

noun

  1. a section of Groton, in SE Connecticut: maritime museum.

mystic

/ ˈ³¾Éª²õ³Ùɪ°ì /

noun

  1. a person who achieves mystical experience or an apprehension of divine mysteries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. another word for mystical
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾²â²õ·³Ù¾±³¦Â·¾±Â·³Ù²â [mi-, stis, -i-tee], noun
  • ³¾²â²õt¾±³¦Â·±ô²â adverb
  • ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·³¾²â²õt¾±³¦ adjective noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·³¾²â²õt¾±³¦ adjective noun
  • ²õ±ð³¾î€…i·³¾²â²õt¾±³¦ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·³¾²â²õt¾±³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mystic1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English mystik, from Latin mysticus, from Greek ³¾²â²õ³Ù¾±°ìó²õ, from ³¾Ã½²õ³Ù(ŧ²õ) “an initiate into the mysteries†(from ³¾²â±ðî²Ô “to initiate, teach,†akin to ³¾Ã½±ð¾±²Ô “to shutâ€; myopia ( def ) ) + -ikos -ic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mystic1

C14: via Latin from Greek mustikos, from ³¾³Ü²õ³Ùŧ²õ mystery initiate; related to muein to initiate into sacred rites
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He was particularly intrigued by the school of mystic painters inspired by the West Coast’s landscapes.

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What Lincoln called “the mystic chords of memory†will help hold stricken neighborhoods and neighbors together and will, over time, help knit together connections beyond roads and pipes and power grids.

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Some of Altadena’s notable properties, Zorthian Ranch and the Bunny Museum among them, tell the story of the community’s long-standing role as a haven for free spirits, mystics and counterculture figures.

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Healy Lake members, Combs said, have long considered their dogs to be mystic companions.

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Alanis is interested in these mystic “slippery slope†moments, these big-ticket human crises that feel apocalyptic yet idiotic.

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