mys·ti·cal /ˈmɪstɪkəl/
(a.)神祕的,奧祕的
Mys·tic Mys·tic·al a.
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*tic*al*ly, adv. -- Mys*tic*al*ness, n.
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mystical
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of mysticism; "mystical
religion" [syn: mystic]
2: relating to or resembling mysticism; "mystical intuition";
"mystical theories about the securities market" [syn: mystic]
3: 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" [syn:
mysterious, mystic, occult, secret, orphic]