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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

He described himself as a "spiritual nomad", exploring paths through yoga, Buddhism, and Christian mysticism, and learned from the Dalai Lama - whom he gifted a tartan-pouched hair clipper in 1988.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

It was well for him, with his chivalry and mysticism and all the compensations of the male world, to make the grand renunciation.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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