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mysticism

[mis-tuh-siz-uhm] / ˈmɪs təˌsɪz əm /


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Hegel was a metaphysician whose insistence that Geist, or spirit, pervades the historical process and moves it to some grand culmination is difficult to distinguish from New Age mysticism, and hence charlatanism.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

But mysticism also holds sway behind the closed door of politics.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

Amid the devastation, strains of oddball mysticism have arisen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

It’s intimate drama laced with mysticism, an adult theme ultimately handled with a hint of levity for this family-friendly show.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

There was no mysticism, no invoking of God, merely a passionate identification of all present with a will to right wrongs.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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