I. noun
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Both men were secular mystics who chose to canonise their own tastes.
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Feminist scholars popularized the writings of medieval mystics such as Julian of Norwich and Hildegard of Bingen.
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Study of these meditations therefore also illuminates aspects of the inner journey which all the medieval mystics take for granted.
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Surely not the meaning it would have for a mystic !
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The Essenes are not passive mystics.
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This is not to say that athletes are yogis or mystics.
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Victoria was a fiery mystic , a Stanford graduate who intimately understood the ward politics of San Francisco.
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We have seen that all our mystics stress the importance of attending to the needs of the body.
II. adjective
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No longer is it tainted as mystic , for here, with no one passing judgment, no experience is tainted.
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Thus was established the image of the Falls as a dread and mystic place.
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To taste the elixir of life, become a drunkard in that mystic tavern!
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With a sense of the mystic potency of humankind.