mystic
English
/ˈmɪstɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
- Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.
Etymology
Derived from Old French mistique (full of mystery, mysterious) derived from Latin mysticus (mystical, secret, mystic, of secret rites) derived from Ancient Greek μυστικός (secret, mystic, mystical).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μυστικός
Gloss
secret, mystic, mystical
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- metamystic English
- mystical English
- mysticality English
- mysticall English
- mystically English
- mysticalness English
- mysticise English
- mysticism English
- mysticist English
- mysticize English
- mysticly English
- mysticness English
- nonmystic English
- nonmystical English
- pseudomystical English
- religiomystic English
- religiomystical English
- semimystical English
- synchromysticism English
- unmystic English
- unmystical English
- mysticus Latin
- Mystik German
- misztikus Hungarian
- mistico Italian
- mystique French
- mística Spanish, Castilian
- μυστικός Ancient Greek
- μῠ́στης Ancient Greek
- mystisk Norwegian Bokmål
- mystisk Swedish
- mystisk Norwegian Nynorsk
- misteach Irish
- mystický Czech
- mistique Old French
- místic Catalan, Valencian