0 a quality of being special in a mysterious and attractive way:
1 a quality of mysterious attraction:
Though not utterly baseless, this mystique of a secret craft obscures the primary fact that most music is kept in circulation by the preferences and listening habits of non-specialist audiences.
There was the mystique of guerrilla war.
What was also apparent was that there is a need to 'popularise' linguistics and to banish the mystique with which a number of linguists have cloaked themselves.
The description of a personal exodus embarked upon by the young rapper under conditions of extreme adversity is crucial to the construction of mystique and legend.
All three terms, moreover, are surrounded by an aura of mystique and are heavily loaded with emotional connotations inimical to sober scientific investigation.
It compels to a point, but it also appears to capitalize on, if not exacerbate, a popular perception of the phenomenon's mystique.
During the 1640s the magic and mystique of monarchy remained remarkably resilient.
Political veils mediate between citizens and their political structure, idealizing their best features and surrounding them in mystique.
