Meaning & use

mystic

noun·Advanced

A person who seeks direct, personal experience of spiritual truth through meditation or contemplation.

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The medieval mystic wrote extensively about her visions of divine union.

He consulted a mystic who claimed to interpret dreams and hidden signs.

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Mystic can also function as an adjective meaning spiritually mysterious, as in 'mystic rituals', closely related to 'mystical'.

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