mysticism
pronunciation
How to pronounce mysticism in British English:
UK [ˈmɪstɪsɪzəm]
How to pronounce mysticism in American English:
US [ˈmɪstɪˌsɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
- obscure or irrational thought
Word Origin
- mysticism (n.)
- 1736, from mystic (adj.) + -ism.
Example
- 1. Hippies preach altruism and mysticism , honesty , joy and nonviolence .
- 2. Mark twain 's references to her are , for the most part , cryptic and tinged with mysticism .
- 3. His large attempt was to find common ground between the observable natural world and the worlds of myths and mysticism .
- 4. Once this promise crossed wires with the growing interest in oriental mysticism , the psychedelics had been launched as a cultural force .
- 5. Messiaen 's music was motivated by his personal brand of catholic mysticism ; the sounds of bird calls and the techniques of indian classical music also influenced him .