From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mystic \Mys"tic\, Mystical \Mys"tic*al\, a. [L. mysticus, Gr. ?
belonging to secret rites, from ? one initiated: cf. F.
mystique. See 1st {Mystery}, {Misty}.]
1. Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human
understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious.
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Heaven's numerous hierarchy span
The mystic gulf from God to man. --Emerson.
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God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural.
--Hooker.
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2. Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret
meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance;
mystic Babylon.
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Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness
inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body.
--Milton.
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3. employing mysticism; as, mystical intuition; mystical
explanations; -- contrasted to {logical}, {rational},
{analytical}.
[WordNet 1.5] -- {Mys"tic*al*ly}, adv. --
{Mys"tic*al*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mystical
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of mysticism; "mystical
religion" [syn: {mystic}, {mystical}]
2: relating to or resembling mysticism; "mystical intuition";
"mystical theories about the securities market" [syn:
{mystic}, {mystical}]
3: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to
the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious
symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the
secret learning of the ancients" [syn: {mysterious},
{mystic}, {mystical}, {occult}, {secret}, {orphic}]
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