Mystical
/ˈmɪstɪkəl/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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."
- 3 Inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination.
Adjective
- 1 having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding wordnet
- 2 relating to or characteristic of mysticism wordnet
- 3 relating to or resembling mysticism wordnet
Example
More examples"I have often admired the mystical way of Pythagoras, and the secret Magic of numbers."
Etymology
From mystic + -al.