Mystic — Defs

01 a. Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious.

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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.
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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.
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employing mysticism; as, mystical intuition; mystical explanations; -- contrasted to logical, rational, analytical.

02 n. One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysti…

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One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. See Mysticism. See: Mysticism