SOLA MYSTICA [(soh’-luh) (mis’-tik-uh)]
[Sola 1685–95; and Italian, Latin sōlus alone] [Mystica:1275–1325; Middle English mystic; Latin mysticus; Greek mystikós, equivalent to mýst (ēs) an initiate into the mysteries + -ikos -ic; akin to myeîn to initiate, teach]
- Mystical experience alone—in contrast to the Reformation which set forth the doctrine of Sola Scriptura (the Bible alone)—as the basis for spiritual authority; new revelation and/or spiritual encounters deriving from mystical experience as modern evangelicalism’s basis for final authority spiritual matters.
- Ascribing superior significance and insight to paranormal encounters and mysterious experiences so that they provide new revelations and/or insights which…