mystic

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension
  2. adjective having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
  3. adjective relating to or resembling mysticism

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

religious mystic

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