'Mystical' definitions:
Definition of 'mystical'
From: WordNet
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of mysticism; "mystical religion" [syn: mystic, mystical]
adjective
Relating to or resembling mysticism; "mystical intuition"; "mystical theories about the securities market" [syn: mystic, mystical]
adjective
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, mystical, occult, secret, orphic]
Definition of 'Mystical'
From: GCIDE
- Mystic \Mys"tic\, Mystical \Mys"tic*al\, a. [L. mysticus, Gr. ? belonging to secret rites, from ? one initiated: cf. F. mystique. See 1st Mystery, Misty.]
- 1. Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious. [1913 Webster]
- Heaven's numerous hierarchy span The mystic gulf from God to man. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]
- God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance; mystic Babylon. [1913 Webster]
- Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. employing mysticism; as, mystical intuition; mystical explanations; -- contrasted to logical, rational, analytical. [WordNet 1.5] -- {Mys"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Mys"tic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mystical'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- abysmal,
- allegorical,
- anagogic,
- arcane,
- between the lines,
- cabalic,
- cabalistic,
- cabbalistic,
- categorical,
- clandestine,
- concealed,
- covert,
- cryptic,
- deep,
- delitescent,
- divine,
- dormant,
- enwrapped in mystery,
- epiphanic,
- esoteric,
- furtive,
- hibernating,
- hidden,
- hole-and-corner,
- holy,
- hugger-mugger,
- hush-hush,
- indefinable,
- ineffable,
- inexplicable,
- inextricable,
- insoluble,
- insolvable,
- latent,
- lurking,
- metaphysic,
- miraculous,
- muffled,
- mysterious,
- mystic,
- obfuscated,
- obscured,
- occult,
- possible,
- potential,
- preternatural,
- private,
- profound,
- sacred,
- secret,
- sleeping,
- sneak,
- spiritual,
- stealthy,
- submerged,
- supernatural,
- supranatural,
- symbolical,
- theosophical,
- theosophist,
- ultimate,
- unaccountable,
- undefinable,
- under the surface,
- underlying,
- unexplainable,
- uninterpretable,
- unmanifested,
- unrevealed,
- unsolvable,
- veiled,
- virtual