NOUN | person | mystic, religious mystic | someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension |
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ADJECTIVE | all | mystic, mysterious, mystical, occult, secret, orphic | having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence |
pert | mystic, mystical | relating to or resembling mysticism | |
pert | mystic, mystical | relating to or characteristic of mysticism |
Sounds | mih'stihk | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding. | |
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Example | "the mystical style of Blake" | |
Synonyms | mysterious, mystical, occult, secret, orphic | |
Broader | esoteric | Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle |
Spanish | misterioso, místico | |
Catalan | misteriós | |
Nouns | mystic | someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension |
Meaning | relating to or resembling mysticism. | |
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Synonym | mystical | |
Spanish | místico | |
Nouns | mysticism | obscure or irrational thought |
Meaning | relating to or characteristic of mysticism. | |
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Example | "mystical religion" | |
Synonym | mystical | |
Spanish | místico | |
Catalan | místic | |
Nouns | mysticism | a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality |
Meaning | someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension. | |
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Synonym | religious mystic | |
Instances | Boehme, Jakob Boehme, Bohme, Jakob Bohme, Boehm, Jakob Boehm, Behmen, Jakob Behmen | German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy |
Buddha, Siddhartha, Gautama, Gautama Siddhartha, Gautama Buddha | founder of Buddhism | |
Chuang-tzu | 4th-century Chinese philosopher on whose teachings Lao-tse based Taoism | |
Eckhart, Johannes Eckhart, Meister Eckhart | German Roman Catholic theologian and mystic (1260-1327) | |
Narrower | quietist | A religious mystic who follows quietism |
Broader | believer, worshiper, worshipper | A person who has religious faith |
Spanish | místico | |
Catalan | místic | |
Adjectives | mystic, mystical | having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence |
mystical | relating to or characteristic of mysticism | |
mystical | relating to or resembling mysticism |
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