mysticism
English
/ˈmɪs.tɪˌsɪz.əm̩/
noun
Definitions
- The beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics.
- A doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth.
- A transcendental union of soul or mind with the divine reality or divinity.
- Obscure thoughts and speculations.
Etymology
Affix from English mystic 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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Cognates and derived terms
- metamystic English
- mystic English
- mystical English
- mysticall English
- mysticise English
- mysticist English
- mysticize English
- mysticly English
- mysticness English
- nonmystic English
- religiomystic English
- synchromysticism English
- unmystic English
- mysticus Latin
- Mystik German
- Mystizismus German
- mystizistisch German
- misztikus Hungarian
- misticismo Italian
- mistico Italian
- mysticisme French
- mystique French
- misticismo Spanish, Castilian
- mística Spanish, Castilian
- místico Spanish, Castilian
- μυστικός Ancient Greek
- μῠ́στης Ancient Greek
- mystisisme Norwegian Bokmål
- mystisk Norwegian Bokmål
- mystisk Swedish
- mystisisme Norwegian Nynorsk
- mystisk Norwegian Nynorsk
- misteach Irish
- mystický Czech
- mistique Old French
- misticisme Catalan, Valencian
- místic Catalan, Valencian
- mistisizm Turkish