cabalistic
See also: cabalístic
English
Alternative forms
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)
- Of or relating to a cabal; secretive and cliquish.
- 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.
- Of or relating to Kabbalah.
- 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
Translations
of or relating to a cabal
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inexplicitly popular and expressive
of or relating to Kabbalah
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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)
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 | ||||