mys|tic

mys|tic
mys|tic «MIHS tihk», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. = mystical. (Cf. ↑mystical)
2. having to do with the ancient religious mysteries or other occult rites: »

mystic arts.

3. of or having to do with mystics or mysticism.
4. of hidden meaning or nature; enigmatic; mysterious: »

To him all nature is instinct with mystic influence (Francis Parkman).

–n.
1. a person who believes that truth or God can be known through spiritual insight independent of the mind: »

Lady Julian of Norwich was one of the great English mystics (Anya Seton).

2. a person who has the mental tendencies or habits of thought and feeling characteristic of a mystic.
3. a person initiated into mysteries.
╂[< Latin mysticus < Greek mystikós < mýstēs an initiate; see etym. under mystery1 (Cf. ↑mystery)]

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