Myth vs. Mystic

Myth vs. Mystic — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Myth and Mystic

Mythnoun

A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.

Mysticadjective

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

a mystic dance

Mythnoun

(uncountable) Such stories as a genre.

Myth was the product of man's emotion and imagination, acted upon by his surroundings. (E. Clodd, Myths & Dreams (1885), 7, cited after OED)

Mysticadjective

Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.

Mythnoun

A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.

Mysticnoun

Someone who practices mysticism.

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Mythnoun

A person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend

Father Flanagan was legendary, his institution an American myth. (Tucson (Arizona) Citizen, 20 September 1979, 5A/3, cited after OED)

Mysticnoun

someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension

Mythnoun

A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.

Mysticadjective

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

mysterious symbolsthe mystical style of Blakeoccult lorethe secret learning of the ancients

Mythnoun

a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

Mysticadjective

relating to or resembling mysticism;

mystical intuitionmystical theories about the securities market
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Mysticadjective

relating to or characteristic of mysticism;

mystical religion