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MYSTICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
Example:
the secret learning of the ancients
Synonyms:
mysterious; mystic; mystical; occult; orphic; secret
Classified under:
Similar:
esoteric (confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle)
Derivation:
mystic (someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of mysticism
Example:
mystical religion
Synonyms:
mystic; mystical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
mysticism (a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality)
Derivation:
mystic (someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension)
mysticism (obscure or irrational thought)
mysticism (a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to or resembling mysticism
Example:
mystical theories about the securities market
Synonyms:
mystic; mystical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
mysticism (obscure or irrational thought)
Derivation:
mystic (someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension)
mysticism (obscure or irrational thought)
mysticism (a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality)
