All 11 Uses of
mystic
in
Snow Crash
- Said it was irrational mysticism.†
Chpt 7-8 *mysticism = belief in realities that are outside of scientific understanding and normal experience
- They don't have any problem with irrational mysticism as long as it makes money.†
Chpt 7-8
- You're just the same mystical crank you always were," he says, smiling so as to make this a charming statement.†
Chpt 7-8mystical = relating to realities beyond scientific understanding OR inspiring a sense of wonder or mystery; or beyond human comprehension
- You can't imagine how mystical and cranky I am now, Hiro.†
Chpt 7-8
- How mystical and cranky are you?†
Chpt 7-8
- If mystical explanations are ruled out, then it seems that glossolalia comes from structures buried deep within the brain, common to all people.†
Chpt 27-28
- Yes, but they have a kind of mystical or magical force.†
Chpt 33-34
- The belief in the magical power of language is not unusual, both in mystical and academic literature.†
Chpt 35-36
- The Kabbalists— Jewish mystics of Spain and Palestine-believed that super.†
Chpt 35-36mystics = people said to comprehend reality using supernatural means
- In the end, they are both somewhat mystical.†
Chpt 35-36mystical = relating to realities beyond scientific understanding OR inspiring a sense of wonder or mystery; or beyond human comprehension
- And we have a small, extremely literate power elite— the people who go into the Metaverse, basically-who understand that information is power, and who control society because they have this semimystical ability to speak magic computer languages.†
Chpt 57-58semimystical = partially relating to realities beyond scientific understandingstandard prefix: The prefix "semi-" means half or partially. This is the same pattern you see in words like semicircle, semisweet, and semiautomatic.
Definitions:
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(1)
(mystic) relating to realities that are outside of scientific understanding and normal experience; or one who attempts to tune into such realities
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)