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(adj) secret, occult, orphic, mystic, mystical
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
mysterious symbols; the mystical style of Blake; occult lore; the secret learning of the ancients
(adj) inscrutable, mystifying, cryptic, cryptical, deep
of an obscure nature
the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms; a deep dark secret; the inscrutable workings of Providence; in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life- Rachel Carson; rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands