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