mysticism

[ mis-tuh-siz-uh m ]

/ ˈmɪs təˌsɪz əm /

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noun

the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics.

a doctrine of an immediate spiritual intuition of truths believed to transcend ordinary understanding, or of a direct, intimate union of the soul with God through contemplation or ecstasy.

obscure thought or speculation.

Words nearby mysticism

mystery tour, mystic, mystical, mystical theology, mysticete, mysticism, mysticize, mystify, mystique, mysuru, mytacism

Origin of mysticism

First recorded in 1730–40; mystic + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM mysticism

an·ti·mys·ti·cism, nounnon·mys·ti·cism, noun

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Darwin was among the many scientists that have helped society evolve out of mysticism, superstition and faith.
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Or of the Zohar, the foundational work of Jewish mysticism, which was written in Spain.
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But beyond that, it also has an aura about it, a mysticism of exclusiveness, that makes it rather forbidding.
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But in order to do so, Lindsay first snoops around on a mysticism and spells website.
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The repressiveness of the Burmese junta is overlaid with mysticism that can often border on the bizarre.
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Along with this experience of abiding faith in him goes a dash of mysticism, of pantheism.
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The first represents Blake in a rare mood, his mysticism in abeyance, and his temper one of aesthetic abandon.
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Now, however, since she herself had become an Advanced Thinker, she recognized the advantages of Mysticism.
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Thus the idea of substitution in Paul receives its complement and realisation in the mysticism of his conception of faith.
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In his youth, however, the mysticism was very nave and straightforward.
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British Dictionary definitions for mysticism

mysticism

/ (ˈmɪstɪˌsɪzəm) /

noun

belief in or experience of a reality surpassing normal human understanding or experience, esp a reality perceived as essential to the nature of life

a system of contemplative prayer and spirituality aimed at achieving direct intuitive experience of the divine

obscure or confused belief or thought

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Cultural definitions for mysticism

mysticism

In religion, the attempt by an individual to achieve a personal union with God or with some other divine being or principle. Mystics generally practice daily meditation.

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