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She had a mystic vision while praying.
the notion that a cat has nine lives is based upon the belief that nine is a mystic number
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Train and boat fee are separate. 860-767-0103, 800-377-3987, essexsteamtrain.com Mystic Aquarium: June 17 and 18, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., 55 Coogan Blvd.
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That includes the machinations of Rasputin, the mystic advisor to the last Czar and Czarina, Nicholas and Alexandra.
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Under Kansas law, Into the Mystic owner Eddie Smith could be subject to a felony and up to three years in prison if charged with selling marijuana.
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Per the norm, there is a mystic artifact to be acquired, the Trident of Poseidon, which has the power to break all of the sea-curses accumulated over the previous four films.
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There are Mystic Valleys in every community nationwide, and Black girls everywhere can relate to the demonization similar to that of Deanna and Mya Cook and their fellow students.
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We’ve been very inspired by signets, mystic symbols, and ancient watermarks, but wanted to create our own unique set of imagery for the can.
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Like the mystic swirl of a Mara Hoffman print realized in physical form.
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A darkly mystic British band that gained fame in the ’80s, the Cult brings its spring national tour to Hammond’s Horseshoe Casino for an 8 p.m. May 13 concert.
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Origin and Etymology of mystic
Middle English mistik, from Latin mysticus of mysteries, from Greek mystikos, from mystēs initiate
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Jalal al-Din Rumi was a 13th-century mystic and Persian poet of the Sufi tradition.
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To portray a White Walker—mystic creatures from the North—
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Mr. Lewiston had studied classical music at an English conservatory before apprenticing himself in the early 1950s to Thomas de Hartmann, a composer who was a follower of the Russian mystic G.I. Gurdjieff.
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This guy Kirk West owns it, who’s like this old hippie mystic, interacting with fans and playing us tracks from the Gregg Allman anthology that hadn’t been released yet.
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After that, Cole's original verse alternates with his translations of mystic poetry from the 11th through the 21st centuries, weaving back and forth as if in conversation about life's greatest mysteries.
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Not that the 20th century mystic and artist is obscure here – among Russia's cultured classes, he is well known for his visionary Tibetan landscapes and spiritually allegorical art.
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Then in 1969, Mr. Stowers met a mystic named Joseph Lukach and everything changed.
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His portrayal of the Kabbalists evoked a realm of mystics who succeeded in being absolutely subversive of Jewish tradition while somehow remaining within its historical folds.
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First Known Use of mystic
1640
Mystic
playDefinition of Mystic
river in eastern Massachusetts flowing southeast into Boston Harbor
MYSTIC Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of mystic for English Language Learners
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: a person who tries to gain religious or spiritual knowledge through prayer and deep thought : someone who practices mysticism
MYSTIC Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of mystic for Students
1 : mystical
2 : relating to magic Every beautiful morning the Magic was worked by the mystic circle under the plum tree … — Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
3 : mysterious
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