mystic

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈmɪstɪk/ UK /ˈmɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like mystique /ɪ/ vs /iː/

Meanings

1

noun
a person who seeks union with the divine, or spiritually mysterious

The mystic spent years in silent contemplation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who seeks union... mysterious occult esoteric arcane spiritual numinous transcendent seer

Opposites

mundane rational secular

Word family

Derived forms mystical mystically mysticism

Related forms mystery mystify mystique

Etymology

From Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek mystikos ('relating to mysteries'), from mystes ('initiate'), from myein ('to close, as the eyes or lips').

mysticus Latin mystikos Ancient Greek myein Ancient Greek

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# mystic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɪstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪstɪk/

## Meanings
1. a person who seeks union with the divine, or spiritually mysterious

## Examples
- The mystic spent years in silent contemplation.

## Synonyms
- mysterious
- occult
- esoteric
- arcane
- spiritual
- numinous
- transcendent
- seer

## Antonyms
- mundane
- rational
- secular

## Derived Forms
- mystical
- mystically
- mysticism

## Related Forms
- mystery
- mystify
- mystique

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mysticus
- Root: mystikos
- Root: myein

## Etymology
From Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek mystikos ('relating to mysteries'), from mystes ('initiate'), from myein ('to close, as the eyes or lips').

## AI Etymology
Mystic is from Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek mystikos ('relating to mysteries'), from mystes ('initiate'), from myein ('to close, as the eyes or lips'). In present-day use, it means a person who seeks union with the divine, or spiritually mysterious. Derived formations include mystical, mystically, and mysticism. Related vocabulary includes mystery, mystify, and mystique.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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