Meanings
comparative more mystical · superlative most mystical · alternative mysticall · alternative mystickal
- Relating to mystics or mysticism.
Synonyms: mystic, sorcerous, sortilegious, magical, mystic, numinous, sorcerous, sortilegious
- 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.
2012 January 28, Stephen Ledoux, “Behaviorism at 100”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2013, page 60 - Inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelating to mystics or mysticism.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiverelating to or characteristic of mysticism
adjectiverelating to or resembling mysticism
adjectivehaving an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*mewH-ye-
- Ancient Greekμῡ́ω (mū́ō)
- Ancient Greekμῠέω (mŭéō)
- Ancient Greekμῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs)
- Ancient Greekμῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)
- Latinmysticus
- Old Frenchmistique
- Englishmystic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishmystical
Translations
Bulgarian мистичен, загадъчен
- мистичен (mističen)relating to mystics or mysticism
- загадъчен (zagadăčen)relating to mystics or mysticism
Catalan místic
- místicrelating to mystics or mysticism
Chinese Cantonese 神秘
- 神秘 (san⁴ bei³)relating to mystics or mysticism
Chinese Mandarin 神秘
- 神秘 (shénmì)relating to mystics or mysticism
Czech mystický
- mystickýrelating to mystics or mysticism
Esperanto mistika
- mistikarelating to mystics or mysticism
Finnish mystinen
- mystinenrelating to mystics or mysticism
French mystique
- mystiquerelating to mystics or mysticism
German mystisch
- mystischrelating to mystics or mysticism
Irish misteach
- misteachrelating to mystics or mysticism
Japanese 神秘
- 神秘 (shinpi)relating to mystics or mysticism
Norwegian Bokmål mystisk
- mystiskrelating to mystics or mysticism
Polish mistyczny
- mistycznyrelating to mystics or mysticism
Portuguese místico
- místicorelating to mystics or mysticism
Russian мисти́чный, мисти́ческий
- мисти́чный (mistíčnyj)relating to mystics or mysticism
- мисти́ческий (mistíčeskij)relating to mystics or mysticism
Spanish místico
- místicorelating to mystics or mysticism
Swedish mystisk
- mystiskrelating to mystics or mysticism
Turkish büyüsel
- büyüselrelating to mystics or mysticism
Welsh cyfriniol
- cyfriniolrelating to mystics or mysticism
Cite this entry
mystical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mystical
“mystical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mystical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mystical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mystical.
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