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mysticism

/mis-tuh-siz-uhm/US // ˈmɪs təˌsɪz əm //UK // (ˈmɪstɪˌsɪzəm) //

神秘主义,奥秘主义,神秘主義,玄学

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics.
    • : a doctrine of an immediate spiritual intuition of truths believed to transcend ordinary understanding, or of a direct, intimate union of the soul with God through contemplation or ecstasy.
    • : obscure thought or speculation.

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Examples

  • For those of us whose neighbors do not study dreams, it’s not surprising that such episodes can inspire a sense of wonder verging on mysticism.

  • Following this toe-dip back into mysticism, the Johns Hopkins group continued to investigate the links among psychedelics, spiritual episodes, and quality of life.

  • Darwin was among the many scientists that have helped society evolve out of mysticism, superstition and faith.

  • This coming from someone who has studied mysticism and went on a manifestation yoga retreat.

  • “Sexxx Dreams” has all the come-hither appeal of a sultry Janet Jackson track without any of the erotic mysticism.

  • Or of the Zohar, the foundational work of Jewish mysticism, which was written in Spain.

  • But beyond that, it also has an aura about it, a mysticism of exclusiveness, that makes it rather forbidding.

  • She lived near Warm Springs when she wrote the last six books, and she utilized the style of mysticism in these works.

  • Hence he gives the impression of insincerity, of trifling with grave subjects and of using mysticism as a mask for frivolity.

  • He visited Paris in 1867 and the story of his travels in Russia later are full of charm, of folk lore and religious mysticism.

  • It was mysticism; it was magic; it was foolish superstition.

  • It is Mysticism, all taken out of William Law, after he had lost his senses, poor man!