MYSTICISM
- Belief that union with or absorption into the Deity or the absolute, or the spiritual apprehension of knowledge inaccessible to the intellect, may be attained through contemplation and self-surrender
- Belief characterized by self-delusion or dreamy confusion of thought, esp. when based on the assumption of occult qualities or mysterious agencies
- the habit or tendency of religious thought and feeling of those who seek direct communion with God or the divine [n -S]