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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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              Heaven's numerous hierarchy span
              The mystic gulf from God to man.      --Emerson.
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              God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural.
                                                    --Hooker.
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     2. Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret
        meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance;
        mystic Babylon.
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              Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness
              inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body.
                                                    --Milton.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mystically
       adv : in a mystical manner; "chant mystically"

















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