"cabalistic" meaning in English

See cabalistic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more cabalistic [comparative], most cabalistic [superlative]
Etymology: From cabalist + -ic or cabal + -istic. From kabbalist + -ic or kabal + -istic. From qabalist + -ic or qabal + -istic. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|cabalist|-ic}} cabalist + -ic, {{affix|en|cabal|-istic}} cabal + -istic, {{affix|en|kabbalist|-ic}} kabbalist + -ic, {{affix|en|kabal|-istic}} kabal + -istic, {{affix|en|qabalist|-ic}} qabalist + -ic, {{affix|en|qabal|-istic}} qabal + -istic Head templates: {{en-adj}} cabalistic (comparative more cabalistic, superlative most cabalistic)
  1. Of or relating to a cabal; secretive and cliquish. Translations (of or relating to a cabal): cabalistique (French), καβαλιστικός (kavalistikós) (Greek), cabbalistico (Italian), cabalistic (Romanian), kabbalistisk (Swedish), קבליסטיש (kblistish) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-cabalistic-en-adj-bF0BBp5d Disambiguation of 'of or relating to a cabal': 97 1 3
  2. Inexplicitly popular and expressive
    Sense id: en-cabalistic-en-adj-A5ruR1Sy
  3. Of or relating to Kabballah.
    Sense id: en-cabalistic-en-adj-t~pg3~34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, English terms suffixed with -istic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 31 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 8 29 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -istic: 8 29 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 24 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 25 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 27 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 21 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 8 23 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 21 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 14 22 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 14 22 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 17 20 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cabbalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic Derived forms: cabalistical, cabalistically

Alternative forms

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