Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mystic

n. & adj. --n. a person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity or identity with or absorption into the Deity or the ultimate reality, or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the understanding. --adj. 1 mysterious and awe-inspiring. 2 spiritually allegorical or symbolic. 3 occult, esoteric. 4 of hidden meaning. Derivatives mysticism n. Etymology: ME f. OF mystique or L mysticus f. Gk mustikos f. mustes initiated person f. muo close the eyes or lips, initiate