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/ˈmɪs.tɪˌsɪz.əm̩/ · mys·ti·cism
noun
  1. The beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics. Her poetry was steeped in the mysticism of early Sufi masters.
  2. A doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth. The retreat emphasized mysticism as a way to experience God without intermediaries.
  3. A transcendental union of soul or mind with the divine reality or divinity. He described his meditation practice as a path toward mysticism, where the self merges with the absolute.
Did you know? The American philosopher William James famously categorized mysticism as a distinct, ineffable experience in his 1902 work "The Varieties of Religious Experience".
Written by Lexi Wordsworth, Dictionary Editor 0 lookups Added Jul 14, 2026