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cabalistic

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See also: cabalístic

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From cabalist +‎ -ic or cabal +‎ -istic.

From kabbalist +‎ -ic or kabal +‎ -istic.

From qabalist +‎ -ic or qabal +‎ -istic.

Adjective

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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.

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References

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AARON BEN ASHER OF KARLIN Illinois Prairie on Choctaw

Romanian

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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

  1. cabalistic

Declension

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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