cabalistic

See also: cabalístic

English

Alternative forms

• cabbalistic
• kabbalistic
• qabalistic

Etymology

From cabalist +‎ -ic or cabal +‎ -istic.

From kabbalist +‎ -ic or kabal +‎ -istic.

From qabalist +‎ -ic or qabal +‎ -istic.

Adjective

cabalistic (comparative more cabalistic, superlative most cabalistic)

1. Of or relating to a cabal; secretive and cliquish.
2. Inexplicitly popular and expressive
   • 2002, Jim Fay, The Choctaw Expression "Okeh" and the Americanism "Okay":

     In the coming months "OK" was described as cabalistic on many occasions. The term "cabalistic" was used in a virtual sense in that the expression seemed to have an inexplicably popular and inexplicably expressive dimension to it.

3. Of or relating to Kabballah.
   • 1906, Jewish Encyclopedia:

     Aaron is the author of "Bet Aharon" (Aaron's House; Brody, 1875), which contains his cabalistic and ethical expositions of the Pentateuch.

Derived terms

• cabalistical
• cabalistically

 

Translations

of or relating to a cabal

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• French: cabalistique (fr)
• Greek: καβαλιστικός (el) (kavalistikós)
• Italian: cabbalistico
• Romanian: cabalistic (ro)
• Swedish: kabbalistisk (sv)
• Yiddish: קבליסטיש (kblistish)

References

AARON BEN ASHER OF KARLIN Illinois Prairie on Choctaw

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cabalistique. By surface analysis, cabală +‎ -istic.

Adjective

cabalistic m or n (feminine singular cabalistică, masculine plural cabalistici, feminine and neuter plural cabalistice)

1. cabalistic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	cabalistic		cabalistică		cabalistici	cabalistice
	definite	cabalisticul		cabalistica		cabalisticii	cabalisticele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	cabalistic		cabalistice		cabalistici	cabalistice
	definite	cabalisticului		cabalisticei		cabalisticilor	cabalisticelor