| ADJECTIVE | all | mystic, mysterious, mystical, occult, secret, orphic | having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence |
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| pert | mystic, mystical | relating to or resembling mysticism | |
| pert | mystic, mystical | relating to or characteristic of mysticism | |
| NOUN | person | mystic, religious mystic | someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension |
| Sounds | mih'stihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 714 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Nouns | mysticism | obscure or irrational thought |
| Meaning | relating to or characteristic of mysticism. | |
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| Example | "mystical religion" | |
| Synonym | mystical | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |