mystical

«mystical» in Mova's school dictionary: hard to explain, beyond the everyday world — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (mystical)

meaning for a pupil

1) Having a hidden spiritual meaning that is hard to explain, beyond the everyday world. tree →

2) Strange, magical and full of wonder. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religion and stories: a mystical experience, a mystical light. In The Wind in the Willows the chapter «The Piper at the Gates of Dawn» is mystical: Rat and Mole meet the god Pan on an island and feel awe.

examples

• The forest at dawn felt mystical. tree →
• Rat and Mole had a mystical meeting on the island. tree →
• Some Christians tell of mystical experiences in prayer. tree →
• The old stone circle has a mystical feel. tree →
• The music sounded mystical and far away. tree →
• The story is full of mystical creatures. tree →

note

Related: mystic, mystery, mysticism. Trap: mystical things are not proven by science; say «some people believe».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mystical» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.