mystical
mystical Lexical Profile
mystical Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to mysticism, or involving direct spiritual communion with ultimate reality or the divine that transcends ordinary human understanding.
"The ancient poetry describes a mystical union between the human soul and the divine."
Inspiring a sense of mystery, fascination, and wonder; enigmatic or otherworldly.
"As the morning fog rolled across the ancient stone circle, the landscape took on a mystical quality."
Word Nuance & Usage
While 'mystical' and 'mystic' are often interchangeable as adjectives, 'mystical' is preferred in modern usage for general feelings of awe or spiritual mystery, whereas 'mystic' is more often restricted to fixed religious or occult terminology (such as 'mystic rites').
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Latin 'mysticus', from Ancient Greek 'mystikos' ('secret, connected with the mysteries'), ultimately derived from 'myein' ('to close the eyes or lips'), referring to the secrecy required of initiates in ancient religious cults.
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