mystic

adj

/ˈmɪstɪk/

Etymology

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

derived from μυστικός
derived from mysticus
derived from mistique

Definitions

1
Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries
Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
- a mystic dance
2
Mysterious and strange
Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.
- Taught he not thee—the man of eld, / Whose eyes within his eyes beheld / Heaven's numerous hierarchy span / The mystic gulf from God to man?
- Tho’ truths in manhood darkly join, ⁠Deep-seated in our mystic frame, ⁠We yield all blessing to the name Of Him that made them current coin; […]
Someone who practices mysticism.
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1. A number of places in the United States
  A number of places in the United States:

The neighborhood

Derived

metamystic, mysticall, mysticise, mysticist, mysticity, mysticize, mysticly, mysticness, Mystic Park, nonmystic, religiomystic, semimystic, unmystic

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mystic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA