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mystical

[ mis-ti-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.:

    a strange, mystical experience.

  2. of or relating to mystics or mysticism:

    mystical writings.

  3. spiritually symbolic:

    a mystical vision of the hereafter.

  4. obscure in meaning; mysterious:

    mystical circumstances.



mystical

/ ˈmɪstɪkəl /

adjective

  1. relating to or characteristic of mysticism
  2. Christianity having a divine or sacred significance that surpasses natural human apprehension
  3. having occult or metaphysical significance, nature, or force
  4. a less common word for mysterious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈmysticalness, noun
  • ˈmystically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • mysti·cal·ly adverb
  • mysti·cali·ty mysti·cal·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mystical1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; mystic, -al 1
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Example Sentences

In one passage, a man drives along L.A.’s concrete arteries, and several women on the street sing “freeway” in mystical harmonies.

Some of the mystical women whose YouTube videos help me fall asleep would disagree.

From Salon

The 400-page fantasy novel Billy and the Epic Escape, which was published earlier this year, features an Aboriginal girl with mystical powers living in foster care who is abducted from her home in central Australia.

From BBC

“Great Gold Bird” can be heavy, tugging at our hearts even as it becomes more mystical — its themes ricocheting among grief, science fiction and spiritualism.

A woman says she was "slightly disappointed" after mistaking the bright colourful lights of a nearby tomato factory for a mystical aurora.

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