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mystical

[ mis-ti-kuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.:
a strange, mystical experience.
of or relating to mystics or mysticism:
mystical writings.
spiritually symbolic:
a mystical vision of the hereafter.
obscure in meaning; mysterious:
mystical circumstances.

mystical

/ ˈmɪstɪkəl /

relating to or characteristic of mysticism
Christianity having a divine or sacred significance that surpasses natural human apprehension
having occult or metaphysical significance, nature, or force
a less common word for mysterious

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; mystic, -al ¹

The unusual textures (santouri, ney, lyra, clarinets, voices) impart a mystical quality to this work.

The monomyth always begins with the hero in the normal world, but that world soon shifts to a mystical one.

It is about, his words, “mystical things happening to ordinary people.”

“My ancestors are guayusa,” posits Frederico, with a more mystical approach to the genesis theory.

The sale of magic beans and dolls and other mystical, Eastern tchotchkes had made me suspicious.

An Introduction, maestoso, followed by something mystical (Kents Prediction).

Another poet of the fifth century recommends the mystical charm as an antidote to diseases of cattle.

In other ways we see favourable traces of his earlier mystical associations.

The origin of religions is enshrouded in mystical darkness, and is a mere speculation.

And Nina, with her murkiness, was manifestly in love with this spiritual, this mystical young man.

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