Meaning & use
mystic
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.
A note on using this word
Mystic can also function as an adjective meaning spiritually mysterious, as in 'mystic rituals', closely related to 'mystical'.
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