n. & adj.
--n. a person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity or identity with or absorption into the Deity or the ultimate reality, or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the understanding.
--adj.
1. mysterious and awe-inspiring.
2 spiritually allegorical or symbolic.
3 occult, esoteric.
4 of hidden meaning.
Derivatives:
mysticism n.
Etymology: ME f. OF mystique or L mysticus f. Gk mustikos f. mustes initiated person f. muo close the eyes or lips, initiate