mysticism meaning
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UK WMysticism
- Mysticism is "a constellation of distinctive practices, discourses, texts, institutions, traditions, and experiences aimed at human transformation, variously defined in different traditions."
- The term "mysticism" has Ancient Greek origins with various historically determined meanings.
- In modern times, "mysticism" has acquired a limited definition, with broad applications, as meaning the aim at the "union with the Absolute, the Infinite, or God".
- Since the 1960s, a scholarly debate has been ongoing in the scientific research of "mystical experiences" between perennial and constructionist approaches.
- NounPLmysticismsSUF-ism
Definition of mysticism in English Dictionary
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- Morphemes
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- Words suffixed with -ism
- Words suffixed with -ism
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- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
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- fr mysticisme
- en mysticisms
- fr mysticismes
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "mysticism" is a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.