mystic
1 of 2adjective
mys·tic ˈmi-stik 
1
: mystical sense 1a
2
: of or relating to mysteries or esoteric rites : occult
3
: of or relating to mysticism or mystics
4
a
: mysterious
b
: obscure, enigmatic
c
: inducing a feeling of awe or wonder
d
: having magical properties
mystic
2 of 2noun
1
: a follower of a mystical way of life
2
: an advocate of a theory of mysticism
Synonyms
Adjective
- magic
- magical
- numinous
- occult
- weird
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Example Sentences
Adjective She had a mystic vision while praying. the notion that a cat has nine lives is based upon the belief that nine is a mystic number
Recent Examples on the Web
John Garth, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 This box set includes a soy candle, lip balm, shea butter, a fizzy bath bomb, a healing stone, matches and a personalized card — all with a cool, mystic theme. Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2022 Nin’s life reflected her converging identities: immigrant, mystic, writer deeply invested in the female psyche. Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 The teen turtles and their mystic ninja powers are put to the ultimate test when ruthless creatures from another universe look to unleash extreme chaos. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 July 2022 Faced with local lore surrounding mythical beasts and confronting her past, the narrative promises a jaunt through reality and the mystic, all at once. Holly Jones, Variety, 29 July 2022 He was influenced by the mystic George Gurdjieff, who believed that nothing was to be taken for granted, that everything needed questioning, and that collaboration with others was vital. New York Times, 3 July 2022 And the team of mystic investigators is back on the season premiere of Wellington Paranormal. Ew Staff, EW.com, 22 June 2022 The mystic feelings that users like Cote report — such as the loss of a sense of self, and the ability to set aside the past or think afresh about the future — are thought to arise from this reset of the DMN. Steve Volk, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2022 Annysa Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2022 That feeling extends to the lush studio sound created by Olsen and co-producer Jonathan Wilson, the long-haired mystic who’s brought his Nashville-via-Laurel-Canyon magic to records by Father John Misty and Dawes. Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2022 Sprawling across a thousand pages decorated with period maps and etchings, the Nobel Prize winner’s novel revolves around a real-life 18th-century Polish mystic named Jacob Frank. Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2022 Upcoming productions include a miniseries based on the popular Asterix comic books for Netflix and Raspoutine, a feature biopic about infamous Russian mystic Rasputin from My Summer in Provence director Rose Bosch. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2022 Sprawling across a thousand pages decorated with period maps and etchings, the story revolves around a real-life 18th-century Polish mystic named Jacob Frank (1726-1791). Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022 Benedict Cumberbatch plays the impulsive mystic, and is rejoined by Rachel McAdams (Dr. Christine Palmer), Benedict Wong (Wong) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Mordo) from the first movie. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2022 Weil is best known as a political philosopher, a revolutionary trade-union activist, a mystic who devoted her last years to the search for sacred truth, and a Jew who turned to Catholicism, rejecting her heritage. Jacqueline Rose, The New York Review of Books, 5 Jan. 2022 Fernando Pessoa, the Portuguese poet, critic, translator, mystic and giant of modernism, published a few books that went mostly unnoticed during his lifetime. New York Times, 15 Dec. 2021 See More
Adjective
In the same stroke, the world, hitherto a flat disk, is refashioned as a globe, and the Undying Lands are removed to a mystic dimension of their own. John Garth, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 This box set includes a soy candle, lip balm, shea butter, a fizzy bath bomb, a healing stone, matches and a personalized card — all with a cool, mystic theme. Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2022 Nin’s life reflected her converging identities: immigrant, mystic, writer deeply invested in the female psyche. Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 The teen turtles and their mystic ninja powers are put to the ultimate test when ruthless creatures from another universe look to unleash extreme chaos. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 July 2022 Faced with local lore surrounding mythical beasts and confronting her past, the narrative promises a jaunt through reality and the mystic, all at once. Holly Jones, Variety, 29 July 2022 He was influenced by the mystic George Gurdjieff, who believed that nothing was to be taken for granted, that everything needed questioning, and that collaboration with others was vital. New York Times, 3 July 2022 And the team of mystic investigators is back on the season premiere of Wellington Paranormal. Ew Staff, EW.com, 22 June 2022 The mystic feelings that users like Cote report — such as the loss of a sense of self, and the ability to set aside the past or think afresh about the future — are thought to arise from this reset of the DMN. Steve Volk, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2022 Noun
Weakland delivered the final anointing to the famed Trappist monk, writer and mystic. Annysa Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2022 That feeling extends to the lush studio sound created by Olsen and co-producer Jonathan Wilson, the long-haired mystic who’s brought his Nashville-via-Laurel-Canyon magic to records by Father John Misty and Dawes. Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2022 Sprawling across a thousand pages decorated with period maps and etchings, the Nobel Prize winner’s novel revolves around a real-life 18th-century Polish mystic named Jacob Frank. Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2022 Upcoming productions include a miniseries based on the popular Asterix comic books for Netflix and Raspoutine, a feature biopic about infamous Russian mystic Rasputin from My Summer in Provence director Rose Bosch. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2022 Sprawling across a thousand pages decorated with period maps and etchings, the story revolves around a real-life 18th-century Polish mystic named Jacob Frank (1726-1791). Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022 Benedict Cumberbatch plays the impulsive mystic, and is rejoined by Rachel McAdams (Dr. Christine Palmer), Benedict Wong (Wong) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Mordo) from the first movie. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2022 Weil is best known as a political philosopher, a revolutionary trade-union activist, a mystic who devoted her last years to the search for sacred truth, and a Jew who turned to Catholicism, rejecting her heritage. Jacqueline Rose, The New York Review of Books, 5 Jan. 2022 Fernando Pessoa, the Portuguese poet, critic, translator, mystic and giant of modernism, published a few books that went mostly unnoticed during his lifetime. New York Times, 15 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English mystyke "open to symbolic or spiritual interpretation," borrowed from Latin mysticus "of secret rites, secret," borrowed from Greek mystikós, from mýstēs "person initiated (into a religious cult)" (probably from mys-, variant stem of mȳ́ein "to close, shut [the eyes]"—of uncertain origin— + -tēs, agent suffix) + ikos -ic entry 1
Noun
probably derivative of mystic entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing mystic
Kids Definition
mystic
adjective
mys·tic ˈmi-stik
1
: mystical
2
: relating to magic
Every beautiful morning the Magic was worked by the mystic circle under the plum tree … Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden3
: mysterious
Geographical Definition
Mystic
geographical name
Mys·tic ˈmi-stik
river in eastern Massachusetts flowing southeast into Boston Harbor
mystic 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in magic
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers the notion that a cat has nine lives is based upon the belief that nine is a mystic number Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- magic
- magical
- numinous
- enchanted
- occult
- weird
- enchanting
- metaphysical
- charming
- divining
- amazing
- miraculous
- sublime
- awesome
- extraordinary
- bewitching
- wondrous
- marvelous
- bewitched
- marvellous
- conjuring
- paranormal
- spellbound
- stupendous
- astonishing
- stunning
- portentous
- soothsaying
- fabulous
- astounding
- forecasting
- unearthly
- prophesying
- predicting
- supernormal
- foretelling
- preternatural
- presaging
- foreseeing
- wiling
- fortune-telling
- prognosticating
- foreknowing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ordinary
- prosaic
- normal
- usual
- unremarkable
- unexceptional
- everyday
- commonplace
- workaday
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
2
as in mysterious
being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain the belief that there are mystic forces at work here Synonyms & Similar Words
- mysterious
- cryptic
- occult
- uncanny
- enigmatic
- mystical
- obscure
- deep
- dark
- enigmatical
- unexplainable
- inscrutable
- arcane
- metaphysical
- murky
- impenetrable
- vague
- esoteric
- ambiguous
- supernatural
- confusing
- shadowy
- darkling
- fuzzy
- numinous
- incomprehensible
- inexplicable
- unintelligible
- unknowable
- unfathomable
- imponderable
- unaccountable
- equivocal
- abstruse
- unanswerable
- unsearchable
- recondite
- bewildering
- mystifying
- baffling
- puzzling
- perplexing
- confounding
- befuddling
- disorienting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- intelligible
- understandable
- unmistakable
- obvious
- perspicuous
- plain
- apparent
- manifest
- fathomable
- unequivocal
- transparent
- clear
- unambiguous
- evident
- straightforward
- palpable
- patent
- open-and-shut
3
as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning mystic prophesies that are never understood until it is too late Synonyms & Similar Words
- ambiguous
- cryptic
- mysterious
- dark
- obscure
- enigmatic
- esoteric
- occult
- enigmatical
- vague
- murky
- inscrutable
- arcane
- nebulous
- questionable
- opaque
- unclear
- deep
- obscurant
- uncertain
- equivocal
- fuliginous
- shadowy
- uncanny
- elliptical
- weird
- confusing
- Delphic
- eerie
- elliptic
- abstruse
- misty
- recondite
- complicated
- foggy
- inexplicable
- invisible
- shrouded
- fuzzy
- double-edged
- hazy
- incomprehensible
- indistinct
- cloaked
- disguised
- indirect
- concealed
- intangible
- faint
- masked
- unknowable
- beclouded
- eery
- undefined
- complex
- impenetrable
- dim
- sphinxlike
- indecipherable
- indefinite
- clouded
- mystifying
- puzzling
- difficult
- undetermined
- inappreciable
- shaded
- bewildering
- impalpable
- cloudy
- indistinguishable
- muddy
- baffling
- inexact
- perplexing
- befogged
- obscurantic
- bedimmed
- unanswerable
- unfathomable
- shadowlike
- confounding
- noncommittal
- obfuscatory
- obtuse
- inexplicit
- roundabout
- circuitous
- obnubilated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- certain
- obvious
- plain
- distinct
- clear
- intelligible
- unequivocal
- comprehensible
- accessible
- unambiguous
- knowable
- strong
- bright
- understandable
- evident
- nonambiguous
- sure
- pellucid
- definite
- legible
- direct
- explicit
- fathomable
- exact
- firm
- defined
- tangible
- determined
- appreciable
- straightforward
- visible
- unmistakable
- self-evident
- self-explanatory
- palpable
- blatant
- patent
mystic
2 of 2noun
as in oracle
Synonyms & Similar Words
- oracle
- seer
- diviner
- soothsayer
- futurist
- sibyl
- foreteller
- prophetess
- visionary
- foreseer
- forecaster
- prognosticator
- astrologer
- wisewoman
- fortune-teller
- prophet
- augur
- prophesier
- palmist
- crystal gazer
- doomsayer
- doomsdayer
- rhabdomancer
- Cassandra
- Jeremiah