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pseudomystical

pseudomystical adjective: apparently, but not actually, mystical; having pretensions of mysticism.

Adjective

pseudomystical (comparative more pseudomystical, superlative most pseudomystical)

  1. Apparently, but not actually, mystical; having pretensions of mysticism.
    • Some opera experts disparage “Suor Angelica” as maudlin and pseudomystical.2007 April 23, Anthony Tommasini, “3 Puccinis, Separate, but Equal in Grandeur”, in New York Times

Forms of pseudomystical

comparativemore pseudomystical
superlativemost pseudomystical

Origin of pseudomystical

From pseudo- + mystical.

Questions about pseudomystical

What does pseudomystical mean?
Pseudomystical means apparently, but not actually, mystical; having pretensions of mysticism.
What part of speech is pseudomystical?
Pseudomystical is an adjective.

Words near pseudomystical in the dictionary

  1. pseudomyiasis
  2. pseudomyopia
  3. pseudomyotonia
  4. pseudomyotonias
  5. pseudomyotonic
  6. pseudomystical
  7. pseudomythical
  8. pseudomythological
  9. pseudomythologies
  10. pseudomythology
  11. pseudomyxoma

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