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mystical

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mys·ti·cal  (mst-kl)
adj.
1. Of or having a spiritual reality or import not apparent to the intelligence or senses.
2. Of, relating to, or stemming from direct communion with ultimate reality or God: a mystical religion.
3. Enigmatic; obscure: mystical theories about the securities market.
4. Of or relating to mystic rites or practices.
5. Unintelligible; cryptic.

mysti·cal·ly adv.
mysti·cal·ness n.

mystical
Adjective
1. relating to or characteristic of mysticism
2. Christianity having a sacred significance that is beyond human understanding
3. having occult or metaphysical significance
mystically adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mystical - relating to or characteristic of mysticism; "mystical religion"
2.mystical - relating to or resembling mysticism; "mystical intuition"; "mystical theories about the securities market"
3.mystical - 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"
esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"

mystical or mystic
Translations
Spanish mystical [ˈmɪstɪkl] adjmístico
French mystical [ˈmɪstɪkl] adjmystique
German mystical [ˈmɪstɪkl] mystic adjmystisch
Italian mystical [ˈmɪstɪkəl] adjmistico/a

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In my desk you will find a crimson candle, which has been blessed by the High Priest and has a peculiar mystical significance.
"Not impossible she Who shall command my heart and me,"-- without meeting at some turning of the way the mystical Golden Girl,--without, in short, finding a wife?
Life showed itself to me in different colors after I had once read Tourguenief; it became more serious, more awful, and with mystical responsibilities I had not known before.
 
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