mystic
n. countablen. a person who tries to get closer to a god or a spiritual truth through prayer and deep thought. They often believe they can understand things that normal logic cannot explain.
n. a person who seeks spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the intellect, often through contemplation or self-surrender. Frequently associated with religious traditions that emphasize direct, personal experience of the divine.
The mystic spent many years living alone in the mountains.
Scholars often study the writings of the 14th-century mystic to understand the religious atmosphere of that era.
While the theologian relies on logic and scripture to define the divine, the mystic claims to bypass such intellectual structures in favor of a direct, unmediated encounter with the absolute.