Mystical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating to or characteristic of mysticism

relating to or resembling mysticism

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪstɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪstɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪstɪkəl/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɪstɪkəl/.

Examples

mystical religion
mystical intuition
mystical theories about the securities market

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mystic secret orphic occult mysterious

Parts of Speech

adjective	relating to or characteristic of mysticism “mystical religion”
adjective	relating to or resembling mysticism “mystical intuition”
adjective	having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding “mysterious symbols”

Word Forms

mysticism	noun	a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
mystic	noun	someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension
mystery	noun	something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
occult	noun	supernatural forces and events and beings collectively

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mystisch

im Zusammenhang mit der Mystik oder charakteristisch für diese

🇫🇷French

mystique

relatif ou caractéristique du mysticisme

🇪🇸Spanish

místico

Relativo o característico del misticismo.

🇮🇹Italian

mistico

relativo o caratteristico del misticismo

🇳🇱Dutch

mystiek

gerelateerd aan of kenmerkend voor mystiek

🇵🇹Portuguese

místico

relativo ou característico do misticismo

🇷🇺Russian

мистический

относящийся к мистицизму или характеризующий его

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रहस्यमय

रहस्यवाद से संबंधित या उसकी विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

রহস্যময়

রহস্যবাদের সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

மாயமானது

மாயவாதம் தொடர்பான அல்லது பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

మార్మిక

మార్మికవాదానికి సంబంధించిన లేదా లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

गूढ

गूढवादाशी संबंधित किंवा वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण

🇮🇳Gujarati

રહસ્યવાદી

રહસ્યવાદ સાથે સંબંધિત અથવા લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತೀಂದ್ರಿಯ

ಅತೀಂದ್ರಿಯತೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഗൂഢമായ

മിസ്റ്റിസിസവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വഭാവ സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਹੱਸਵਾਦੀ

ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਰਹੱਸਵਾਦ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

صوفیانہ

تصوف سے متعلق یا اس کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

神秘

与神秘主义有关或具有神秘主义特征

🇯🇵Japanese

神秘的な

神秘主義に関する、または神秘主義に特徴的な

🇰🇷Korean

신비로운

신비주의와 관련되거나 신비주의의 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thần bí

liên quan đến hoặc đặc điểm của chủ nghĩa thần bí

🇹🇭Thai

ลึกลับ

เกี่ยวข้องกับหรือลักษณะของเวทย์มนต์

🇮🇩Indonesian

mistik

berkaitan dengan atau karakteristik mistisisme

🇲🇾Malay

mistik

berkaitan dengan atau ciri-ciri mistik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

باطني

المتعلقة أو سمة من سمات التصوف

🇮🇷Persian

عرفانی

مربوط به یا ویژگی عرفان

🇹🇷Turkish

mistik

Tasavvufla ilgili veya onun özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

מיסטי

קשור למיסטיקה או מאפיין אותה

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