Meaning & use

mystical

adjective·Advanced

Having a spiritual or mysterious quality that seems beyond ordinary human understanding.

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Pilgrims describe the mountain temple as having a mystical atmosphere at sunrise.

She had a mystical experience during meditation that she still cannot fully explain.

A note on using this word

Mystical often implies a personal, spiritual, or unexplainable experience, distinguishing it from magical, which usually suggests supernatural power or trickery.

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