mystical

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Not in the romantic or the mystical--not in perfection of form or melody of lyric verse, were his own humbler triumphs to be won.

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  1. adjective Of or having a spiritual reality or import not apparent to the intelligence or senses.
  2. adjective Of, relating to, or stemming from direct communion with ultimate reality or God: a mystical religion.
  3. adjective Enigmatic; obscure: mystical theories about the securities market.

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  • It sits within the mystical fifth province-the Irish word for province is coiced, don't you know, and that means a fifth. —  Celtic Riddle
  • Albert Einstein opined that the sensation of the mystical is the most beautiful and profound-the mystery of conscious life perpetuates itself all through eternity, that which manifests itself as higher Wisdom.
  • The way it is put together and the motion really works, and the opener song 'Goodbye to the World' is such a wonderful song filled with what I would describe as a mystical energy that suits things perfectly.
  • Not in the romantic or the mystical--not in perfection of form or melody of lyric verse, were his own humbler triumphs to be won. —  English Men of Letters: Crabbe
  • [13]As Christ then has a body mystical, which is called his members, his flesh, and his bones (Eph 5:30), so he has a body politic, congregations modelled by the skill that his ministers have in his word, for the bearing up of his name, and the preserving of his glory in the world against Antichrist. —  Works of John Bunyan — Complete
 

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/ˈmɪstɪkəl/
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