mysticism(n.)
"任何一种思想或生活方式,都依赖于超越普通理解能力的精神启示",1736年,来自 mystic(形容词)+ -ism。通常特指宗教意义上的,自启蒙运动以来成为一种指责的术语,意味着自欺或思维上的梦幻混淆。
Mysticism and rationalism represent opposite poles of theology, rationalism regarding the reason as the highest faculty of man and the sole arbiter in all matters of religious doctrine; mysticism, on the other hand, declaring that spiritual truth cannot be apprehended by the logical faculty, nor adequately expressed in terms of the understanding. [Century Dictionary]
Mysticism 和 rationalism 代表神学的两个相反极端,理性主义认为理性是人类最高的能力,是在所有宗教教义问题上的唯一仲裁者; 而神秘主义则认为,精神真理不能被逻辑能力所理解,也不能用理解的术语充分表达。[世纪词典]
该词起源时间:1736年