Mys"tic (?), 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.
Heaven's numerous hierarchy span
The mystic gulf from God to man.
Emerson.
God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural.
Hooker.
2.
Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance; mystic Babylon.
Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body.
Milton.
-- Mys"tic*al*ly, adv. -- Mys"tic*al*ness, n.
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Mys"tic (?), n.
One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. See Mysticism.
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