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mystical

adj
/ˈmɪstɪkəl/

Etymology

From mystic + -al.

  1. derived from μυστικός
  2. derived from mysticus
  3. derived from mistique
  4. suffixed as mystical — “mystic + al”

Definitions

  1. Relating to mystics or mysticism.

  2. Having a spiritual or magical significance that transcends human understanding.

    • Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training.

  3. Inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination.

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Derived

hypermystical, mysticalize, mystically, mystical marriage, mysto, nonmystical, pseudomystical, religiomystical, semimystical, unmystical

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at mystical. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at mystical. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at mystical

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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