Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mysticism

2 senses of mysticism

Sense 1
mysticism, religious mysticism -- (a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality)
       => religion, faith, religious belief -- (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality")

Sense 2
mysticism -- (obscure or irrational thought)
       => thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation -- (the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought")