mystic
Noun
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Someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension (synset 110363285)
subtypes: quietist - a religious mystic who follows quietismspecific instances:
- buddha, gautama, gautama buddha, gautama siddhartha, siddhartha - founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)
- chuang-tzu - 4th-century Chinese philosopher on whose teachings Lao-tse based Taoism
- behmen, boehm, boehme, bohme, jakob behmen, jakob boehm, jakob boehme, jakob bohme - German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624)
- eckhart, johannes eckhart, meister eckhart - German Roman Catholic theologian and mystic (1260-1327)
same as: religious mystic
Adjective
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Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence;
Beyond ordinary understanding (synset 300903364)"mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"similar to: esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle -
Relating to or resembling mysticism (synset 302874746)
"mystical intuition"; "mystical theories about the securities market"same as: mystical
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Relating to or characteristic of mysticism (synset 302874529)
"mystical religion"same as: mystical
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