WHAT IS A MYSTIC

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mys·tic

/ˈmistik/

noun

1. a person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity with or absorption into the Deity or the absolute, or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the intellect.
2. "the poetry of the 16th-century Spanish mystic, St. John of the Cross"

adjective

1. another term for mystical.

mystic

1 of 2

adjective

mys·​tic ˈmi-stik

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1

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2

: of or relating to mysteries or esoteric rites : occult

3

: of or relating to mysticism or mystics

4

a

: mysterious

b

: obscure, enigmatic

c

: inducing a feeling of awe or wonder

d

: having magical properties

mystic

2 of 2

noun

1

: a follower of a mystical way of life

2

: an advocate of a theory of mysticism