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mystics

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plural of mystic

as in seers

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This overarching label encompassed Anabaptists, Baptists, Brownists, Levelers, Antinomians, Presbyterians, Ranters and many of the highly individual prophets and seers of 1640s Britain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Not in seers, not in sibyls, not in spirits from the great beyond.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Definition of seers

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Anthropologists find that oracles and divination commonly use techniques that generate random outcomes.

— Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of oracles

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The first two Democratic Presidents during the Valley’s apotheosis, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, presented themselves as technology-friendly futurists, and the Valley supported their campaigns and helped staff their Administrations.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Whereas futurists look forward to achieving eternal life by uploading their brains to the cloud, many prefer a more traditional conception of salvation.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of futurists

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This is where the city stages its daily open-air show — street artists sketching portraits, fortune-tellers shuffling cards and musicians playing for appreciative crowds.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Street artists and fortune-tellers set up here daily, creating a scene that feels spontaneous every time.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of fortune-tellers

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Oracles, prophets and practices of divination offered guidance from inscrutable or enigmatic sources when ordinary human judgment reached its limits.

— Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
This overarching label encompassed Anabaptists, Baptists, Brownists, Levelers, Antinomians, Presbyterians, Ranters and many of the highly individual prophets and seers of 1640s Britain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of prophets

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Hurricane Trudy moved toward southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico's Pacific coast and could keep growing through Saturday, forecasters said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
But forecasters say the most dangerous conditions are likely behind us.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of forecasters

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