Synonyms for mysticism


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mis-tuh-siz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪs təˌsɪz əm


Définition of mysticism

Origin :
  • 1736, from mystic (adj.) + -ism.
  • noun occultism
Example sentences :
  • Mysticism of this sort is the very height of spiritual power.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • It was from this moment that I was taken with an ardent love for mysticism.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The mysticism of the New England Calvinists sometimes bred fanaticism.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • It does not allude to the original from which it is taken; it is quite free from mysticism and Neo-Platonism.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • In his youth, however, the mysticism was very nave and straightforward.
  • Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 (of 8) » by Various
  • He delighted in Lowell, and enjoyed the mysticism of Emerson.
  • Extract from : « Charles Carleton Coffin » by William Elliot Griffis, D. D.
  • In mysticism it is easy to descend from the sublime to the vile.
  • Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont
  • Our family was warlike and given to mysticism and asceticism.
  • Extract from : « Beasts, Men and Gods » by Ferdinand Ossendowski
  • I must say that I, for one, never wholly believed in the Mysticism of Hafiz.
  • Extract from : « Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam » by Omar Khayyam
  • Mysticism, in which he was such a fervent adept, here hindered him.
  • Extract from : « Mystics and Saints of Islam » by Claud Field

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