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mystic

mystic

25 7.7
A person who seeks direct spiritual experiences like visions or deep prayer
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪstɪk/
translation icon : místico
  • Perhaps there is a middle path between the mystic and the sage.
  • Christian mystics
  • Jewish mystics
  • Sufi mystics

We know from science the the, the Mystics have fasted for years.

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Examples

  • Like the shaman's calling, the awakening is the beginning of the mystic's path.

    Academic text (1990)
  • "I like reading the Christian mystics, but the Eastern texts speak more to me.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • But one does not have to be a mystic to know and feel this.

    Academic text (1995)
  • My grandma was a mystic and a romantic.

  • My grandmother was something of a mystic.

  • You sound more like a mystic than an agnostic.

  • A true, original mystic of the highest order.

  • We are the mystics without borders.

  • A visitor described him as a Mystic with a brush, just the type beloved by the Romantics.

  • Many people turn to a mystic for guidance during challenging times.

Synonyms

occultist
vsmystic
5 9.9

A person who studies or practices hidden spiritual powers like talking to spirits

is concerned with spiritual realities and experiences rather than secret magical arts
Sufi
vsmystic
2 9.0

A Muslim who follows a mystical tradition in Islam seeking a direct personal experience of God

is a general believer in transcendent realities across religions rather than one tradition
spiritist
vsmystic
1 8.8

A person who believes they can contact dead people

focuses more on beyond ordinary knowledge rather than contacting the dead
mistic
vsmystic
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who seeks spiritual truth and has special inner experiences

is the modern standard spelling for that same believer
religious mystic
vsmystic
9.3

A person who tries to feel a direct connection with God or a higher power

is a believer in realities beyond ordinary knowledge often via spiritual experience

Antonyms

skeptic
  • US
77 4.1

A person who often doubts accepted ideas and asks for proof

3 5.9

A person who cares more about money and things than about ideas or feelings

Compounds

Mystic Jewel
  • Literature
9.9

A sacred being in Taoist belief who represents one part of the supreme Tao

A person who tries to feel a direct connection with God or a higher power

How Spiritual

mystic
25 7.7
believer
343 3.2
nonbeliever
14 5.2

Surface Forms

mystic singular
mystics plural

Etymology

Mystic A mystic was originally someone who took part in secret ceremonies, and the word is related to mystery and the idea of 'to close' during those rituals. That's why a mystic today is a person who seeks hidden or spiritual knowledge beyond ordinary experience.