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mystic

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪstɪk/

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Definition of mystic

noun

a person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity with or absorption into the Deity or the absolute, or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the intellect: the poetry of the 16th-century Spanish mystic, St John of the Cross

adjective

another term for mystical.

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'mystical meaning'): from Old French mystique, or via Latin from Greek mustikos, from mustēs 'initiated person' from muein 'close the eyes or lips', also 'initiate'. The current sense of the noun dates from the late 17th century

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