mystic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪstɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪstɪk

Adjective

mystic (comparative more mystic, superlative most mystic)

  1. Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
    a mystic dance
  2. Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.
    • Emerson
      Heaven's numerous hierarchy span / The mystic gulf from God to man.

Translations

Noun

mystic (plural mystics)

  1. Someone who practices mysticism.

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References
  • mystic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • “mystic” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
  • mystic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • mystic at OneLook Dictionary Search
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