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English adjective: mystic | |||
| 1. | mystic having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding | ||
| Samples | Mysterious symbols. The mystical style of Blake. Occult lore. The secret learning of the ancients. | ||
| Synonyms | mysterious, mystical, occult, orphic, secret | ||
| Similar | esoteric | ||
| Antonyms | exoteric | ||
| 2. | mystic relating to or resembling mysticism | ||
| Samples | Mystical intuition. Mystical theories about the securities market. | ||
| Synonyms | mystical | ||
| 3. | mystic relating to or characteristic of mysticism | ||
| Samples | Mystical religion. | ||
| Synonyms | mystical | ||
English noun: mystic | |||
| 1. | mystic (person) someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension | ||
| Synonyms | religious mystic | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | believer, worshiper, worshipper | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | quietist | ||
| Instance hyponym | Behmen, Boehm, Boehme, Bohme, Buddha, Chuang-tzu, Eckhart, Gautama, Gautama Buddha, Gautama Siddhartha, Jakob Behmen, Jakob Boehm, Jakob Boehme, Jakob Bohme, Johannes Eckhart, Meister Eckhart, Siddhartha | ||
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