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mysticism

[ mis-tuh-siz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics.
  2. a doctrine of an immediate spiritual intuition of truths believed to transcend ordinary understanding, or of a direct, intimate union of the soul with God through contemplation or ecstasy.
  3. obscure thought or speculation.


mysticism

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noun

  1. belief in or experience of a reality surpassing normal human understanding or experience, esp a reality perceived as essential to the nature of life
  2. a system of contemplative prayer and spirituality aimed at achieving direct intuitive experience of the divine
  3. obscure or confused belief or thought
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mysticism

  1. In religion, the attempt by an individual to achieve a personal union with God or with some other divine being or principle. Mystics generally practice daily meditation.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mysticism1

First recorded in 1730–40; mystic + -ism
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The couple lived off grid and created their own bespoke belief system based on a mixture of elements that drew from New Age mysticism and West African religion.

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Robert Eggers makes his most ambitious film yet with Viking saga ‘The Northman,’ combining historical accuracy with a fantasy mysticism.

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In this regard, she and Helaena hew closer to traditional medieval mysticism, which did not typically use sex for religious emancipation, rather than the practices ascribed to some of the more esoteric heretical sects.

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Mencken once wrote, victims of their own mysticism.

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He studied spiritual practice, particularly Buddhism but also Christian and Islamic mysticism.

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