Dictionary

mystical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɪstɪkəl/
• (US) audio
• /ˈmɪstɪkl̩/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mewH- Proto-Indo-European *mewH-ye-der. Ancient Greek μῡ́ω (mū́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek μῠέω (mŭéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek μῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek μῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)der. Latin mysticus Old French mistiqueder. English mystic English -al English mystical From mystic + -al.

Meanings

1. Relating to mystics or mysticism.
2. Having a spiritual or magical significance that transcends human understanding.
   • Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training. 2012 January 14, Stephen Ledoux, “Behaviorism at 100”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2013, page 60:
3. Inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination.

Forms

Deriveds

semimystical · pseudomystical · mysticalize · hypermystical · mystical marriage · religiomystical · nonmystical · unmystical · mystically · mysto

Relateds

mysticality · mystique · mysticalness · mysterious · mystic · mystify · mysticism · mystery

Synonyms

sorcerous · sortilegious · mystic · mystic · numinous · sortilegious · witching · thaumaturgic · sorcerous · mystical · magical

Translations (25)

pt místico (relating to mystics or mysticism) · gl místico (relating to mystics or mysticism) · oc mistic (relating to mystics or mysticism) · bg мистичен (relating to mystics or mysticism) · cs mystický (relating to mystics or mysticism) · fi mystinen (relating to mystics or mysticism) · eo mistika (relating to mystics or mysticism) · pl mistyczny (relating to mystics or mysticism) · nn mystisk (relating to mystics or mysticism) · fr mystique (relating to mystics or mysticism) · de mystisch (relating to mystics or mysticism) · ca místic (relating to mystics or mysticism) · bg загадъчен (relating to mystics or mysticism) · sv mystisk (relating to mystics or mysticism) · ga misteach (relating to mystics or mysticism) · ru мисти́ческий (relating to mystics or mysticism) · nb mystisk (relating to mystics or mysticism) · cy cyfriniol (relating to mystics or mysticism) · es místico (relating to mystics or mysticism) · yue 神秘 (relating to mystics or mysticism) · tr büyüsel (relating to mystics or mysticism) · cmn 神秘 (relating to mystics or mysticism) · nan-hbl 神秘 (relating to mystics or mysticism) · ja 神秘 (relating to mystics or mysticism) · ru мисти́чный (relating to mystics or mysticism)