Mystic vs. Mythical — What's the Difference?

Of or relating to mysticism or mystics

Of or existing in myth

Deeply or mysteriously spiritual; mystical

Imaginary; fictitious.

Of or relating to religious mysteries or occult rites and practices.

Often mythic Of, relating to, or having the nature of a myth

Inspiring a sense of mystery or wonder

Existing in myth.

One who practices or believes in mysticism or a given form of mysticism

(by extension) Not real; false or fabricated.

Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.

Based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity;

Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.

Someone who practices mysticism.

Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious.

Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance; mystic Babylon.

Employing mysticism; as, mystical intuition; mystical explanations; - contrasted to logical, rational, analytical.

One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. See Mysticism.

Someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension

Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding;

Relating to or resembling mysticism;

Relating to or characteristic of mysticism;