What is the doctrine that the ultimate elements or principles of knowledge or belief are gained by an act or process akin to feeling or faith called?
mysticism — (Philos.) The doctrine that the ultimate elements or principles of knowledge or belief are gained by an act or process akin to feeling or faith. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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