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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”). Doublet of mystique.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mystic (comparative more mystic, superlative most mystic)
- Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
a mystic dance
- Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.
1847, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “Threnody”, in Poems, Boston, Mass.: James Munroe and Company, →OCLC, page 245:Taught he not thee—the man of eld, / Whose eyes within his eyes beheld / Heaven's numerous hierarchy span / The mystic gulf from God to man?
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, , →OCLC, Canto XXXVI, page 56:Tho’ truths in manhood darkly join,
Deep-seated in our mystic frame,
We yield all blessing to the name
Of Him that made them current coin; […]
Derived terms
Translations
of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries
Noun
mystic (plural mystics)
- Someone who practices mysticism.
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Translations
someone who practices mysticism
- Bulgarian: мистик m (mistik), мистичка f (mistička)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
- Czech: mystik (cs) m, mystička (cs) f
- Danish: mystiker c
- Dutch: mysticus (nl) m or f
- Finnish: mystikko (fi)
- French: mystique (fr) m or f
- German: Mystiker (de) m, Mystikerin (de) f
- Greek: μυστικιστής (el) m (mystikistís), μυστικίστρια (el) f (mystikístria)
- Hebrew: מיסטיקן
- Irish: misteach m
- Italian: mistico (it) m, mistica (it) f
- Lithuanian: mistikas m, mistikė f
- Maori: whakatuatea
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: mystiker m
- Nynorsk: mystikar m
- Persian: عارف (fa) ('âref)
- Polish: mistyk (pl) m, mistyczka (pl) f
- Portuguese: místico (pt) m, mística f
- Russian: ми́стик (ru) m (místik), мисти́чка (ru) f (mistíčka)
- Spanish: místico (es) m, mística (es) f
- Swedish: mystiker (sv) c
- Turkish: mistik (tr), gizemci (tr)
- Ukrainian: мі́стик m (místyk), місти́чка f (mistýčka)
- Volapük: müsteriman (vo), himüsteriman (male), jimüsteriman (female)
- Welsh: cyfriniolwr m
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References
- “mystic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “mystic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “mystic”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “mystic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.