Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Heaven's numerous hierarchy span The mystic gulf
from God to man. --Emerson.
God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural.
--Hooker.
2. Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret
meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance;
mystic Babylon.
Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness
inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body.
--Milton.
-- {Mys"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Mys"tic*al*ness}, n.
Mystic \Mys"tic\, n.
One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views,
interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history,
one who professed mysticism. See {Mysticism}.
Source : WordNet®
mystic
n : someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond
human comprehension [syn: {religious mystic}]
mystic
adj 1: 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}, {mystical}, {occult}, {secret}, {orphic}]
2: relating to or resembling mysticism; "mystical intuition";
"mystical theories about the securities market" [syn: {mystical}]
3: relating to or characteristic of mysticism; "mystical
religion" [syn: {mystical}]
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
MYSTIC
An early system on the {IBM 704}, {IBM 650}, {IBM
1103} and 1103A.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].
(1995-03-07)