mystic

Everyday

1. Mystic means connected with a hidden or secret meaning, something that cannot be understood by reason alone. tree →
2. A mystic is a person who seeks direct contact with God or the spirits. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, secret signs, rites or practices known only to a few people who have been initiated

Examples

• The mystic signs were known only to the priests. tree →
• Certain mystic rites were kept secret. tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Jewish mystics, the kabbalists, treated Sefer Yetzirah as a source of hidden knowledge about how God made the world. In the primary lessons: in stories, secret signs, rites or practices known only to a few people who have been initiated

Examples

• The opinions of Hebrew Kabalistic Rabbis and of two French mystics may be fitly introduced here. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• It has been the subject of deep study, not only to the mystic, who regarded it as the source ot esoteric lore, but also to the philosopher and the Talmudist. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

nothing for maths.