Definition
The pursuit of direct, personal experience of the divine or ultimate reality through contemplation, meditation, or spiritual practices. Mystical traditions emphasize immediate spiritual knowledge beyond ordinary rational understanding.
Etymology
From Greek 'mystikos' (relating to mysteries) via Latin 'mysticus'. Originally referred to secret religious rites, evolving to describe direct spiritual experience that transcends normal perception.
Kelly Says
Mysticism is religion's secret laboratory where saints, sages, and seekers conduct experiments in consciousness! From Sufi whirling to Christian contemplatives to Buddhist meditation masters, mystics across cultures report remarkably similar experiences of unity and transcendence.
Translations
ARالعربية
التصوف
al-tasawwuf
BNবাংলা
রহস্যবাদ
rahoshyobad
CACatalà
misticisme
mee-STEE-see-muh
CSČeština
mysticismus
mee-STEE-tsee-zm
DADansk
mysticisme
mee-STEE-see-muh
DEDeutsch
Mystizismus
mee-STEE-tsee-zoo-mus
ELΕλληνικά
μυστικισμός
mystikismos
ESEspañol
misticismo
mee-STEE-see-moh
FAفارسی
مистیسیسم
mystisism
FISuomi
mystiikka
mee-STEE-kah
FRFrançais
mysticisme
mee-STEE-seez-muh
GUGU
રહસ્યવાદ
rahasyavaad
HAHA
mysticism
mee-STEE-see-zm
HIहिन्दी
रहस्यवाद
rahasyavaad
HUMagyar
miszticizmus
mee-STEE-tsee-zm
IDBahasa Indonesia
mistik
mee-STEEK
IGIG
mysticism
mee-STEE-see-zm
ITItaliano
misticismo
mee-STEE-see-moh
KKKK
мистицизм
mystitsizm
KMKM
មនោសញ្ចេតនា
manosanchetana
MRMR
रहस्यवाद
rahasyavaad
MSBahasa Melayu
mistik
mee-STEEK
MYမြန်မာ
ဝိညာဉ်လမ်း
win-yan-lan
NLNederlands
mysticisme
mee-STEE-see-muh
NONorsk
mystisisme
mee-STEE-see-zm
PLPolski
mystycyzm
mee-STEE-tsee-zm
PTPortuguês
misticismo
mee-STEE-see-moh
RORomână
misticism
mee-STEE-see-zm
RUРусский
мистицизм
mee-STEE-tsee-zm
SVSvenska
mysticism
mee-STEE-see-zm
SWKiswahili
ufumbo
oo-FUM-boh
TEతెలుగు
రహస్యవాదం
rahasyavaadam
TLTL
mistisismo
mee-STEE-see-moh
TRTürkçe
mistikizm
mee-STEE-kee-zm
UKУкраїнська
містицизм
mystytsyzm
VITiếng Việt
huyền bí
hwen bee
YOYO
mysticism
mee-STEE-see-zm
ZUZU
inkathazo
in-KAH-thah-zoh