Definition
A philosophical or intellectual stance that opposes mysticism and advocates for rational, empirical, or scientific explanations instead.
Etymology
From anti- (against) + mysticism (spiritual or religious belief in direct personal experience of the divine). The -ism suffix from Greek and Latin creates nouns denoting systems of belief or practice.
Kelly Says
Antimysticism isn't just about rejecting magic—it's rooted in a specific historical moment when Enlightenment thinkers bet everything on reason, a gamble that worked so well for science but left 300 years of awkward questions about meaning and value.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
反神秘性
fan-she-mi-seeng
ARالعربية
معارضة للتجسّد
mu`arrid li't-tajassud
BNবাংলা
অন্তিম্যস্টিসিজম
on-tee-mys-tee-si-z-am
CACatalà
antimisticisme
an-tee-mis-tee-sme
CSČeština
antimysticism
an-tee-mis-tee-zism
DADansk
antimystik
an-tee-mis-tik
DEDeutsch
Antimysterien
an-tee-mis-te-ree-en
ELΕλληνικά
αντιμυστικισμός
an-tee-mis-tee-kis-mos
ESEspañol
antimisticismo
an-tee-mis-tee-si-smo
FAفارسی
مخالفت باطلاع
mokhālaf ba-ṭalāʿ
FISuomi
antimystiikka
an-tee-mis-tee-kka
FRFrançais
antimysticisme
an-tee-mis-tee-ki-sme
GUGU
અનિમિષ્ટિકતા
an-ee-mis-t-ik-taa
HAHA
ba-da-mistika
ba-da-mis-tee-ka
HEעברית
אנטי-מיסטיזם
an-tee-mis-tee-z-am
HIहिन्दी
अनित्यवाद
an-ee-ty-vaad
HUMagyar
antimiszticizmus
an-tee-mis-tee-tsi-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
antimistisisme
an-tee-mis-tee-sme
IGIG
ike-nwe-nwe-nwe
ee-keh-nwe-nwe-nwe
ITItaliano
antimisticismo
an-tee-mis-tee-si-smo
KKKK
мистикалық
mis-ti-ka-lyq
KMKM
រឿងមិនមែនជាពិត
reu-ong-min-maen-chea-pit
KO한국어
반신비주의
ban-sin-bi-ju-ji
MRMR
अनित्यवाद
an-ee-ty-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
antimistikisme
an-tee-mis-tee-sme
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူများအတွက်
pyi-thoo-ma-yar-at-tuk
NLNederlands
antimysticiteit
an-tee-mis-tee-see-teit
NONorsk
antimystik
an-tee-mis-tik
PAPA
ਅੰਤਮਿਸਟਿਕ
an-tam-is-tik
PLPolski
antymisticism
an-tee-mis-tee-izm
PTPortuguês
antimisticismo
an-tee-mis-tee-si-smo
RORomână
antimisticism
an-tee-mis-tee-cism
RUРусский
антимистицизм
anti-mis-ti-tsi-zm
SVSvenska
antimystik
an-tee-mis-tik
SWKiswahili
antimistiki
an-tee-mis-tee-kee
TAதமிழ்
பற்றிய அல்லாத
pat-ti-ya-al-la-tha
TEతెలుగు
అద్విష్యం
ad-vi-sham
THไทย
ปฏิปักษ์ต่อความลึกลับ
bat-thi-pak-tot-kwan-lum-glub
TLTL
antimistiko
an-tee-mis-tee-koh
TRTürkçe
antimistiklik
an-tee-mis-tik-lik
UKУкраїнська
антимістицизм
an-tee-mis-tee-t-si-zm
URاردو
مُخالِفَةُ الْمِسْتِرِی
mu-kha-li-fa-tu-l-mis-te-ri
VITiếng Việt
phản thần bí
phan-than-bi
YOYO
anti-mysti
an-tee-mis-tee
ZH中文
反神秘主义
fǎn shēnmì zhǔyì zhǔyì
ZUZU
anti-mystical
an-tee-mis-ti-kal