mystic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mystic	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for mystic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mystic adj having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" Synonym(s): mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic relating to or resembling mysticism; "mystical intuition"; "mystical theories about the securities market" Synonym(s): mystic, mystical relating to or characteristic of mysticism; "mystical religion" Synonym(s): mystic, mystical n someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension Synonym(s): mystic, religious mystic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mystic \Mys"tic\, Mystical \Mys"tical\, a. [L. mysticus, Gr. [?] belonging to secret rites, from [?] one initiated: cf. F. mystique. See 1st {Mystery}, {Misty}.] 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. 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"tically}, adv. -- {Mys"ticalness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mystic \Mys"tic\, n. One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. See {Mysticism}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mystic, CT (CDP, FIPS 49810) Location: 41.35730 N, 71.95245 W Population (1990): 2618 (1211 housing units) Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 06355 Mystic, IA (city, FIPS 55200) Location: 40.77910 N, 92.94375 W Population (1990): 545 (243 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52574
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MYSTIC An early system on the {IBM 704}, {IBM 650}, {IBM 1103} and 1103A. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. (1995-03-07)