mystic
[ mis-tik ]
/ ˈmɪs tɪk /
adjective
noun
a person who claims to attain, or believes in the possibility of attaining, insight into mysteries transcending ordinary human knowledge, as by direct communication with the divine or immediate intuition in a state of spiritual ecstasy.
a person initiated into religious mysteries.
Origin of mystic
1275–1325; Middle English
mystik < Latin
mysticus < Greek
mystikós, equivalent to
mýst(ēs) an initiate into the mysteries +
-ikos
-ic; akin to
myeîn to initiate, teach
OTHER WORDS FROM mystic
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Mystic
[ mis-tik ]
/ ˈmɪs tɪk /
noun
a section of Groton, in SE Connecticut: maritime museum.
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British Dictionary definitions for mystic
mystic
/ (ˈmɪstɪk) /
noun
a person who achieves mystical experience or an apprehension of divine mysteries
adjective
another word for mystical
Word Origin for mystic
C14: via Latin from Greek
mustikos, from
mustēs mystery initiate; related to
muein to initiate into sacred rites