mystical

[ mis-ti-kuh l ]

/ ˈmɪs tɪ kəl /

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adjective

mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.: a strange, mystical experience.

of or relating to mystics or mysticism: mystical writings.

spiritually symbolic: a mystical vision of the hereafter.

obscure in meaning; mysterious: mystical circumstances.

Origin of mystical

1425–75; late Middle English. See mystic, -al¹

synonym study for mystical

1. See mysterious.

OTHER WORDS FROM mystical

mys·ti·cal·ly, adverb mys·ti·cal·i·ty, mys·ti·cal·ness, noun

Words nearby mystical

mystery, mystery bag, mystery play, mystery tour, mystic, mystical, mystical theology, mysticete, mysticism, mysticize, mystify

Example sentences from the Web for mystical

The unusual textures (santouri, ney, lyra, clarinets, voices) impart a mystical quality to this work.

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The monomyth always begins with the hero in the normal world, but that world soon shifts to a mystical one.

The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero |Regina Lizik |October 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is about, his words, “mystical things happening to ordinary people.”

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The sale of magic beans and dolls and other mystical, Eastern tchotchkes had made me suspicious.

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Even after nearly 50 years, Ehrenreich is reluctant to describe the experiences as mystical.

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Romme, a mystical republican, infused into her mind the German spirit of illumination.

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This is the subjective side of it, the unconscious, instinctive, mystical motive so often observed.

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How, then, is the pre-Christian mystical religion of the Hellenistic world to be reconstructed?

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To think in terms of mystical wisdom meant human denial of all sentient life.

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Then he remembered the fruitless effort he had made to discover her number—that mystical "private wire."

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British Dictionary definitions for mystical

mystical

/ (ˈmɪstɪkəl) /

adjective

relating to or characteristic of mysticism

Christianity having a divine or sacred significance that surpasses natural human apprehension

having occult or metaphysical significance, nature, or force

a less common word for mysterious

Derived forms of mystical

mystically, adverb mysticalness, noun

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mystical

adjective

Origin of mystical

synonym study for mystical

OTHER WORDS FROM mystical

Words nearby mystical

Example sentences from the Web for mystical

British Dictionary definitions for mystical

adjective

Derived forms of mystical

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mystical

adjective

Origin of mystical

synonym study for mystical

OTHER WORDS FROM mystical

Words nearby mystical

Words related to mystical

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