religious mystic

9.3

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

noun
/rɪˈlɪdʒəs ˈmɪstɪk/

: místico religioso

Many religious mystics have written about their experiences with the divine.

Examples

The writings of a religious mystic often focus on personal experiences of divine revelation.
Throughout history, every major tradition has produced at least one notable religious mystic.
Many people looked to the religious mystic for spiritual guidance and enlightenment.
A famous religious mystic once said that love is the essence of life.
Many people looked to the religious mystic for spiritual guidance and enlightenment.
The writings of a religious mystic often focus on personal experiences of divine revelation.
Throughout history, figures like the religious mystic have shaped spiritual beliefs with their insights.

Synonyms

mystic

vsreligious mystic

25 7.7

A person who seeks direct spiritual experiences like visions or deep prayer

actively seeks direct spiritual contact with a divine or transcendent reality

Antonyms

materialist

3 5.9

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

How Spiritual

religious mystic

9.3

devotee

25 6.0

believer

343 3.2

Surface Forms

religious mystic singular

religious mystics plural

Morphology

religious + mystic

The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'religious' narrows the domain of 'mystic' to matters of religion/spirituality, so a learner who knows both words can readily infer a person who pursues spiritual experiences. This is a compositional, cross-linguistically common pattern and therefore immediately comprehensible to learners who know the constituents.

Etymology

Religious mystic comes from the image of a person alone on a hill or in a quiet room reaching toward a bright light. The word mystic links to 'mystery' and a search for hidden truth, so the phrase means someone who seeks a 'direct spiritual connection' 'beyond normal understanding'.