Definition of: mystic

(mis′tik) adjective
1. Pertaining to a mystery of the faith.
2. Spiritually symbolic.
3. Of or designating an occult or esoteric rite, practice, etc.
4. Of mysterious meaning or character; mysterious.
—noun
1. One who professes a knowledge of spiritual truth or a feeling of union with the divine, reached through contemplation or intuition.
2. A practicer of occult or mystical rites. [<L mysticus <Gk. mystikos pertaining to secret rites <mystēs an initiate]