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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Heaven's numerous hierarchy span The mystic gulf from God to man. --Emerson. [1913 Webster] God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance; mystic Babylon. [1913 Webster] Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]