cabalistic

See also: cabalístic

English

Alternative forms

• cabbalistic
• kabbalistic
• qabalistic

Etymology

From cabalist +‎ -ic or cabal +‎ -istic.

Pronunciation

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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 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

• cabalistical
• cabalistically

Translations

of or relating to a cabal

Chinese: Mandarin: 密黨式的 / 密党式的 (mìdǎng shì de) Finnish: kabbalistinen French: cabalistique (fr) Greek: καβαλιστικός (el) (kavalistikós) Italian: cabbalistico Romanian: cabalistic (ro) Swedish: kabbalistisk (sv) Yiddish: קבליסטיש (kblistish)

inexplicitly popular and expressive

Chinese: Mandarin: 莫名其妙的流行 (mòmíngqímiào de liúxíng) Dutch: please add this translation if you can Finnish: kaikkien epäsuorasti tuntema

of or relating to Kabbalah

Chinese: Mandarin: 卡巴拉的 (Kǎbālā de) Dutch: please add this translation if you can Finnish: kabbalistinen

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/neuter plural cabalistice)

1. cabalistic

Declension

Declension of cabalistic

		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