mysticism

mys·ti·cism  (mst-szm)

n.

1.

a. Immediate consciousness of the transcendent or ultimate reality or God.

b. The experience of such communion as described by mystics.

2. A belief in the existence of realities beyond perceptual or intellectual apprehension that are central to being and directly accessible by subjective experience.

3. Vague, groundless speculation.

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mysticism

Noun

1. belief in or experience of a reality beyond normal human understanding or experience

2. the use of prayer and meditation in an attempt to achieve direct intuitive experience of the divine

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Mysticism

See also meditation; religion

Boehmenism, Behmenism

the mystical teachings of Jakob Boehme (1575-1624), an influence on George Fox and Quakerism. — Boehmenist, Boehmist, Boehmenite, n.

Bourigianism

the mystical theories of Antoinette Bourignon (1616-80), popular in the Netherlands and in Scotland.

Gnosticism

the beliefs and practices of pre-Christian and early Christian sects, condemned by the church, especially the conviction that matter is evil and that knowledge is more important than faith, and the practice of esoteric mysticism. — Gnostic, n., adj.

Hermeticism

1. the occult concepts, ideas, or philosophy set forth in the writings of the hermeticists of the late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance.
2. adherence to, belief in, or propagation of these concepts and ideas.
3. Literature. a symbolic and arcane style similar to that of the hermeticists, especially in the poetry of certain French symbolist poets. — hermeticist, hermetist, n. — hermetic, hermetical, adj.

metagnosticism

the doctrine that knowledge of the Absolute is within human reach, but through a higher religious consciousness rather than by logical processes. See also god and gods. — metagnostic, adj.

mystagogics, mystagogy

1. the principles, doctrines, and practices of mysticism.
2. the interpretation of mysteries, as the Eleusinian. — mystagogue, n. — mystagogic, mystagogical, adj.

mystagogue

a teacher of mystical doctrines.

omphalopsychism

the practice of staring at one’s navel to induce a mystical trance. Also called omphaloskepsis. — omphalopsychite, n.

pleroma

the Gnostic concept of the spiritual world, representing the fullness of the Divine Being and the eons emanating therefrom.

theosophy, theosophism

1. any of various forms of philosophical or religious thought claiming a mystical insight into the divine nature and natural phenomena.
2. (cap.) the system of belief and practice of the Theosophical Society. — theosophist, n. — theosophical, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mysticism - a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality religious mysticism faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" quietism - a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God Sufism - Islamic mysticism
	2.	mysticism - obscure or irrational thought cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

Translations

mysticism [ˈmɪstɪsɪzəm] n → misticismo