kabbalistic
- adjective
- /ˌkæbəˈlɪstɪk/
- Many ancient texts are rich with Kabbalistic interpretations of spiritual concepts.
We see Jesus performing known Kabbalistic practices like baptism.
- We see Jesus performing known Kabbalistic practices like baptism.
- You know, this, this appears in Kabbalistic texts.
- And it's this area, the back of the neck is, was associated with doth on the Kabbalistic tree.
- They're not described that way in let's say the Egyptian, Jewish, Greek, Kabbalistic, but they do exist there.
Examples
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This illustration models three of the ten Kabbalistic sefirot, or spheres of divine attributes.
Academic text (2008) -
For that, you need an ecstatic rabbi, well-versed in kabbalistic lore and the Book of Creation, one who knows all the proper incantations and the secret name of God.
Fiction book (1996) -
This then helps us make sense of the kabbalistic depiction of time as the soul of space.
Blog text (27) -
We see Jesus performing known Kabbalistic practices like baptism.
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These tasks have been carried out by the scholars of Kabbalistic texts, and we shall not question their findings.
Academic text (1990) -
In the rabbinic and kabbalistic view, human deeds are the necessary catalyst in stimulating the divine flow of justice and compassion in the world.
Academic text (1995) -
At the top is a handsome bearded man in a big round hat and flowing robe, inscribing kabbalistic symbols on a parchment.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Kabbalistic teachings offer deep insights into the mysteries of existence.
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His art reflects Kabbalistic themes, exploring hidden meanings in everyday life.
Synonyms
Having a spiritual quality that feels beyond normal understanding
Hard to understand because it seems secret or mysterious
Having a strong spiritual quality or seeming mysterious
Mysterious and secret, like a code understood by only a few people
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
How Mystical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Kabbalistic comes from Kabbalah, the name of a Jewish mystical tradition whose Hebrew word means 'receiving'. So, to call something kabbalistic is to say it has a secret or hidden meaning, like a teaching 'received' from a deep spiritual source.