cabalistic
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˌkæbəˈlɪstɪk/
- Literature
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cabalístico
- This image was studied by Frances Yates in her book on memory systems, in which attention is called to its use in the occult or cabalistic tradition.
- cabalistic signs
Examples
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The Cabalistic tradition in Judaism provides an abundance of examples.
Fiction book (2000) -
Instead, there was an oblong panel of green felt upon a rough table, and a grille was drawn upon the felt in white paint, with the necessary cabalistic symbols.
Fiction book (1991) -
Without it being a major news service, it would only be of interest to cabalistic individuals.
Blog text (18) -
It doesn't require the sort of hush-hush, cabalistic network of secret underground cells that Victor Lazlo seems to be picturing as his definition of a "conspiracy."
Blog text (19) -
"We beg you, Abu Simsim, for love of Abraham our father, to let us into your shop!" So beseeched Rabbi ben Ezra, the other old man, who was a finder of hidden meanings, a mathematician of the universe, and an initiate of the cabalistic Tree of Life.
Fiction book (2002) -
Many ancient texts contain cabalistic symbols that only a few scholars can decipher.
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The novel is filled with cabalistic references, hinting at deeper meanings hidden from most readers.
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She was fascinated by the cabalistic practices of the secret society, which used complex codes to communicate.
Synonyms
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5.1
Hard to understand or explain because it seems strange
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6.3
Hard to understand or explain
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8.1
Hard to understand because it seems secret or mysterious
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9.0
Hidden from view and not easy to see
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9.8
Only a few people understand it
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8.1
Hard to understand and often seems mysterious
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9.7
Only a small group of experts understand it
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7.7
Hidden and hard to understand because it is secret
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9.9
Relating to secret Jewish religious ideas and symbols
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9.9
Hard to understand because it is mysterious and sounds like it predicts the future
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9.3
Hard to understand, like a puzzle
Having secret, mystical meanings like those in the Kabbalah
Hard to understand because it has a hidden meaning
Mysterious and hard to understand, like a prophecy
Mysterious and hard to understand, often about deep spiritual ideas
How Mysterious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cabalistic comes from the Hebrew word Kabbalah, also written Qabbalah, which means 'received teaching' and was used for secret, spiritual knowledge. So something called cabalistic is 'mysterious' or like a secret code that only a few people can understand.