mysticism
nounEtymology
From mystic + -ism, from Old French mistique (“mysterious, full of mystery”), from Latin mysticus (“mystical, mystic, of secret rites”), from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated, initiate”) from μῡ́ω (mū́ō, “to close one's lips or eyes; initiate into the mysteries”). Compare Asturian misticismu, Catalan misticisme, French mysticisme, German Mystizismus, Italian misticismo, Portuguese misticismo, Sicilian misticisimu, Spanish misticismo.
- derived from μυστικός
Definitions
The beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics.
A doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth.
A transcendental union of soul or mind with the divine reality or divinity.
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Obscure thoughts and speculations.
The neighborhood
- antonymrationalism
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at mysticism. 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.
A definitional loop anchored at mysticism. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at mysticism
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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