All 4 Uses of
mystic
in
Night, by Elie Wiesel
- Maimonides said it was only at thirty that one had the right to venture into the perilous world of mysticism.
p. 4.1mysticism = belief in realities that are outside of scientific understanding and normal experience
- One evening I told him how unhappy I was because I could not find a master in Sighet to instruct me in the Zohar, the cabalistic book, the secrets of Jewish mysticism.
p. 5.5
- After a long silence, he said: "There are a thousand and one gates leading into the orchard of mystical truth."
p. 5.6 *mystical = relating to realities beyond scientific understanding
- And I, the former mystic, was thinking: Yes, man is stronger, greater than God.†
p. 67.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(mystic) relating to realities that are outside of scientific understanding and normal experience; or one who attempts to tune into such realities
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)