MYSTIC

Source: 566, 567

mystic|mystical. Mystic, or Mystical, a. secret, obscure, dark

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{ Mys″tic (?), Mys″tic‐al (?), } a. [[L. mysticus, Gr. � belonging to secret rites, from � one initiated: cf. F. mystique. See 1st Mystery, Misty.]] 1. 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. 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.