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 mystically

Mystically identified with him, the deceased bore the god's name and was thus admitted into fellowship with him.

Comparative Religion |J. Estlin Carpenter
In his poems he mystically utilizes the connexion of the name with the same word meaning “wine-cup.”

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2 |Various
Again Hilda was impressed, mystically, by the strangeness of the secret relation between herself and this splendid effective man.

Hilda Lessways |Arnold Bennett
The "feel" of the second act—so far as it mystically communicated itself to him in his place of concealment—had been better.

The Regent |E. Arnold Bennett

Observe, now, in the upper portions of the composition, how the spirit of the age is mystically developed before the spectator.

Hide and Seek |Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for mystically

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 mystically

British Dictionary definitions for mystically

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 mystically

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