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mystical

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪstɪk(ə)l/
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Definition of mystical

adjective

  • 1relating to mystics or religious mysticism:the mystical theology of Richard Rolle
  • having a spiritual symbolic or allegorical significance that transcends human understanding:the mystical body of Christ
  • relating to ancient religious mysteries or other occult or esoteric rites:the mystical practices of the Pythagoreans
  • of hidden or esoteric meaning:a geometric figure of mystical significance
  • 2inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination:the mystical city of Kathmandu
  • concerned with the soul or the spirit, rather than with material things:the beliefs of a more mystical age

Derivatives

mystically

adverb

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