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Added 9 October 2026

mystic

/ˈmɪstɪk/ adjective

In Latin: mysticus Wiktionary

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Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
a mystic dance
Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.

noun

Someone who practices mysticism.

Origin

From Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”). Doublet of mystique.

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