mystical
/'mistik/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to or characteristic of mysticism: Pertaining to the belief in or experience of a reality beyond ordinary human understanding, often involving direct communion with the divine or ultimate truth.
- Having a spiritual or symbolic meaning that is not immediately obvious: Describing something that has a hidden, profound, or mysterious significance that transcends literal or rational interpretation.
- Relating to or resembling mysticism: Having qualities that are similar to or evocative of mystical experiences or ideas.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- She had a mystical experience during meditation, feeling a profound connection to the universe.
- The ancient text is full of mystical symbols that scholars are still trying to decipher.
- His poetry often explores mystical themes of love and eternity.
Advanced Usage
- "Mystical experience": A personal, often ineffable, encounter with a sacred or ultimate reality.
- Many saints and poets have written about their mystical experiences.
- "Mystical interpretation": An explanation that seeks a deeper, spiritual, or allegorical meaning beyond the surface level.
- The rabbi offered a mystical interpretation of the biblical story.
Variants and Related Words
- Mystic (adjective/noun): Can be used interchangeably with "mystical" as an adjective. As a noun, it refers to a person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity with or absorption into the deity or the absolute.
- He is a student of mystic traditions. (adjective)
- The medieval mystic wrote extensively about her visions. (noun)
- Mysticism (noun): The beliefs, ideas, or practices associated with mystical experiences or the pursuit of communion with the divine.
- The philosophy course included a unit on Christian mysticism.
Synonyms
- Spiritual: Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.
- Esoteric: Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- Occult: Involving supernatural, mystical, or magical powers, phenomena, or agencies.
- Transcendent: Beyond or above the range of normal or merely physical human experience.
Related Phrases
- Mystical union: The concept of the soul's union with God or the absolute, a central goal in many mystical traditions.
- The text describes the soul's journey toward mystical union.
Related Idioms
- A mystical bent/turn of mind: A natural tendency to think about or be interested in spiritual, mysterious, or non-material matters.
- The composer, with his mystical bent of mind, created music that feels otherworldly.
Adjective
- 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
- relating to or resembling mysticism
- mystical intuition
- mystical theories about the securities market
- relating to or characteristic of mysticism
- mystical religion