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Mysticism — • Mysticism as direct union of the human soul with the Divinity primarily from a Catholic perspective, but does mention other mystical traditions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mysticism Mysticism … Catholic encyclopedia
Mysticism — Студийный альбом … Википедия
Mysticism — Mys ti*cism, n. [Cf. F. mysticisme.] 1. Obscurity of doctrine. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of the Mystics, who professed a pure, sublime, and wholly disinterested devotion, and maintained that they had direct intercourse with the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mysticism — (n.) 1736, from MYSTIC (Cf. mystic) (adj.) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
mysticism — asceticism (see under ASCETIC n) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mysticism — ► NOUN 1) the beliefs or state of mind characteristic of mystics. 2) vague or ill defined religious or spiritual belief … English terms dictionary
mysticism — [mis′tə siz΄əm] n. 1. the doctrines or beliefs of mystics; specif., the doctrine that it is possible to achieve communion with God through contemplation 2. any doctrine that asserts the possibility of attaining an intuitive knowledge of spiritual … English World dictionary
mysticism — /mis teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics. 2. a doctrine of an immediate spiritual intuition of truths believed to transcend ordinary understanding, or of a direct, intimate union of the soul with God through… … Universalium
Mysticism — The goddess Persephone, from the great Eleusinian relief in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens … Wikipedia
mysticism — It is impossible to overemphasize the significance of mysticism in Islamic philosophy. Most of the classical thinkers regarded themselves as mystics, and some strains of Islamic philosophy were entirely mystical. Isma‘ili thought, for example … Islamic philosophy dictionary
