Mysticalness

Mysticalness
Mystic Mys"tic, Mystical Mys"tic*al, a. [L. mysticus, Gr. ? belonging to secret rites, from ? one initiated: cf. F. mystique. See 1st {Mystery}, {Misty}.] 1. Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious. [1913 Webster]

Heaven's numerous hierarchy span The mystic gulf from God to man. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]

God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

2. Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance; mystic Babylon. [1913 Webster]

Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. employing mysticism; as, mystical intuition; mystical explanations; -- contrasted to {logical}, {rational}, {analytical}. [WordNet 1.5] -- {Mys"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Mys"tic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • mysticalness — mys·ti·cal·ness …   English syllables

  • mysticalness — noun ( es) : mysticality …   Useful english dictionary

  • mystical — mystically, adv. mysticality, mysticalness, n. /mis ti keuhl/, adj. 1. mystic; occult. 2. of or pertaining to mystics or mysticism: mystical writings. 3. spiritually symbolic. 4. Rare. obscure in meaning; mysterious. [1425 75; late ME. See MYSTIC …   Universalium

  • mystical — adjective a) Relating to mystics or mysticism. b) Having a spiritual significance that transcends human understanding. See Also: mysterious, mystery, mystic, mysticality, mysticalness, mysticism, mystify …   Wiktionary

  • abstruseness — n prof.indity, profoundness, depth, deepness, esotericism, esoterism, esotery, recon diteness, abstrusity, abstractness; impenetrability, im penetrableness, incomprehensibility, incomprehen sibleness, inscrutability, inscrutableness,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • abyss — n 1. void, gulf, gap, bottomless pit, abysm, yawning abyss; cavity, hole, pit, depth, shaft; gorge, canyon, ravine, chasm; cleft, fissure, crevice, crevasse; the deep, the depths, ocean depths, bottomless depths. 2. profundity, profoundness,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • profundity — n 1. depth, deepness, profoundness; abstrusity, abstruseness, reconditeness, abstractness; impenetrability, impenetrableness, incomprehensibility, incomprehensibleness, inscrutability, inscrutableness, unknowableness; mysticity, mysticality,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • mystical — /ˈmɪstɪkəl/ (say mistikuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to mystics or mysticism: a mystical religion; a mystical experience. 2. of occult character, power, or significance: a mystical formula. 3. spiritually significant or symbolic, as, in… …  

  • mystical — [mis′ti kəl] adj. 1. spiritually significant or symbolic; allegorical 2. of mystics or mysticism; esp., relating to or based on intuition, contemplation, or meditation of a spiritual nature 3. MYSTIC (adj. 3) 4. Rare mysterious; enigmatic SYN.… …   English World dictionary

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