Definition of MYSTIC

mystic

Plural: mystics

Noun

  • A person who seeks or attains direct experience of divine truth.
  • someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension
  • Someone who practices mysticism.

Adjective Satellite

  • having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
    • "the mystical style of Blake"

Adjective

  • relating to or resembling mysticism
    • "mystical intuition"
    • "mystical theories about the securities market"
  • relating to or characteristic of mysticism
    • "mystical religion"

Adj

  • Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
  • Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.

Examples

  • a mystic dance
  • The Scrabble mystic could intuit the perfect play from a jumble of tiles.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”). Doublet of mystique.

Synonyms

mysterious, mystical, occult, orphic, religious mystic, secret

Scrabble Score: 13

mystic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mystic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mystic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

mystic: valid Words With Friends Word