mystic

mys-tic · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity with or absorption into the deity or the absolute.

  2. 2.

    (as adjective) Relating to mystics or mysticism; spiritually allegorical or symbolic.

Forms

plural: mystics

Related words

Antonyms: rationalist, skeptic
See also: mystical, mysticism, spiritual
Synonyms: seer, spiritualist, visionary

Etymology

From Greek mystikos ("of secret rites"), from mystes ("one who has been initiated").