Transcendental Experiences

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noun a belief in the existence of realities beyond perceptual or intellectual apprehension that are central to being and directly accessible by subjective experience

  • The study of mysticism in various religious traditions reveals a deep connection to the divine.
  • Some people are really into all that mysticism stuff, like crystals and tarot cards.
  • I don't really get all that mysticism mumbo jumbo, it's just not my thing.
  • The artist's use of color and light created a sense of mysticism in the painting.

adjective describing something that cannot be expressed or communicated in words

  • The philosopher contemplated the unsayable nature of existence.
  • Sometimes there are things that are just unsayable.
  • I can't even begin to describe the unsayable mess that happened last night.
  • The weight of her emotions felt unsayable, too heavy to put into words.