mysticism

Other forms of mysticism

plural

mysticisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mysticism

What does mysticism mean?

mysticism means "a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mysticism?

mysticism has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈmɪstɪˌsɪzəm/.

What is another word for mysticism?

Close synonyms include religious mysticism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mysticism a common word?

mysticism is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with mysticism?

19 words rhyme with mysticism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.