WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mys•ti•cal /ˈmɪstɪkəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [before a noun] occult;
of or relating to a mystic. - of or relating to mystics or mysticism.
mys•ti•cal
(mis′ti kəl),USA pronunciation adj.
mys′ti•cal•ly, adv.
mys′ti•cal′i•ty, mys′ti•cal•ness, n.
- mystic;
occult. - of or pertaining to mystics or mysticism:mystical writings.
- spiritually symbolic.
- [Rare.]obscure in meaning;
mysterious.
- late Middle English. See mystic, -al1 1425–75
mys′ti•cal′i•ty, mys′ti•cal•ness, n.
- 1. See mysterious.