mystical

[ mis-ti-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.: a strange, mystical experience.

  2. of or relating to mystics or mysticism: mystical writings.

  1. spiritually symbolic: a mystical vision of the hereafter.

  2. obscure in meaning; mysterious: mystical circumstances.

Origin of mystical

1
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; see mystic, -al1

synonym study For mystical

1. See mysterious.

Other words from mystical

  • mys·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • mys·ti·cal·i·ty, mys·ti·cal·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for mystical

mystical

/ (ˈmɪstɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. relating to or characteristic of mysticism

  2. Christianity having a divine or sacred significance that surpasses natural human apprehension

  1. having occult or metaphysical significance, nature, or force

  2. a less common word for mysterious

Derived forms of mystical

  • mystically, adverb
  • mysticalness, noun

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