mys|ti|cism

mys|ti|cism
mys|ti|cism «MIHS tuh sihz uhm», noun.
1. the beliefs or mode of thought of mystics: »

The Gospel of St. John…is the charter of Christian mysticism (William R. Inge).

2. the doctrine that truth or God may be known through spiritual insight, independent of the mind: »

Whatever it is, superstition or religion, mysticism in all its aspects is one of the most important parts of Indian life (Santha Rama Rau).

3. vague or fuzzy thinking; dreamy speculation: »

An acute and subtile perception was often clouded by mysticism and abstraction (William H. Prescott).


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  • mys·ti·cism — /ˈmıstəˌsızəm/ noun [noncount] : a religious practice based on the belief that knowledge of spiritual truth can be gained by praying or thinking deeply Jewish, Christian, and Islamic mysticism a student of Eastern mysticism …   Useful english dictionary

  • mys — mys·i·da·cea; mys·i·dae; mys·ta·ci·al; mys·ta·co·car·i·da; mys·ta·co·ce·te; mys·ta·gog·ic; mys·ta·gogue; mys·ta·go·gy; mys·tax; mys·te·ri·al; mys·te·ri·arch; mys·te·ri·os·o·phy; mys·te·ri·ous; mys·ter·ize; mys·tes; mys·ti·cal; mys·ti·cal·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • cism — ac·a·dem·i·cism; aes·thet·i·cism; agel·i·cism; ag·nos·ti·cism; anat·o·cism; an·gli·cism; an·thro·po·cen·tri·cism; apoc·a·lyp·ti·cism; arab·i·cism; ar·cha·i·cism; as·cet·i·cism; asi·at·i·cism; ath·let·i·cism; at·ti·cism; be·ta·cism; bib·li·cism;… …   English syllables

  • mysticism — mys·ti·cism …   English syllables

  • mysticism — mys|ti|cism [ mıstı,sızəm ] noun uncount the belief that you can understand God directly by praying and MEDITATING, or the practice of doing this …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mysticism — mys•ti•cism [[t]ˈmɪs təˌsɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics 2) the doctrine of an immediate spiritual intuition of truths believed to transcend ordinary understanding, or of a direct, intimate union of the soul… …   From formal English to slang

  • Mysticism — Mys ti*cism, n. [Cf. F. mysticisme.] 1. Obscurity of doctrine. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of the Mystics, who professed a pure, sublime, and wholly disinterested devotion, and maintained that they had direct intercourse with the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

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