mysticist

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noun

One who is involved in mysticism.

OriginEnglish mystic ← Old French mistique ← Latin mysticus →
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Meanings

nounmysticist (plural mysticists)

plural mysticists

  1. One who is involved in mysticism.

    Directed by the Midwestern mysticist Michael Polish (“Twin Falls, Idaho”).

    2007 July 10, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs”, in New York Times
adjectivemysticist (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to mysticism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mewH-ye-
  3. Ancient Greekμῡ́ω (mū́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekμῠέω (mŭéō)
  5. Ancient Greekμῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs)
  6. Ancient Greekμῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)
  7. Latinmysticus
  8. Old Frenchmistique
  9. Englishmystic
  10. Englishmysticist

From mystic + -ist.

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Translations

German mystizistisch
  • mystizistischrelating to mysticism
Polish mistyk, mistyczka
  • mistykperson involved in mysticism
  • mistyczkaperson involved in mysticism
  • mistycznyrelating to mysticism
Cite this entry
APA

mysticist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mysticist

MLA

“mysticist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mysticist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mysticist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mysticist.

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