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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: relating to or characteristic of mysticism; "mystical religion" [syn: mystic, mystical]
2: relating to or resembling mysticism; "mystical intuition"; "mystical theories about the securities market" [syn: mystic, mystical]
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" [syn: mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. having a spiritual meaning or reality that is neither apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence <the mystical food of the sacrament> b. involving or having the nature of an individual's direct subjective communion with God or ultimate reality <the mystical experience of the Inner Light> 2. mysterious, unintelligible 3. a. mystic 2 b. mystic 3 • mystically adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. of mystics or mysticism. Derivatives: mystically adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Heaven's numerous hierarchy span The mystic gulf from God to man. --Emerson. God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural. --Hooker. 2. Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance; mystic Babylon. Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body. --Milton. -- Mys"tic*al*ly, adv. -- Mys"tic*al*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Something that is mystical involves spiritual powers and influences that most people do not understand. That was clearly a deep mystical experience. = mystic ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. See mystic

Moby Thesaurus

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