kabbalistic

American  

[kab-uh-lis-tik] / ˌkæb əˈlɪs tɪk /

Also kabalistic, sometimes kabbalistical, or cabalistic

adjective

1. of or relating to the kabbalah.

2. mystic; occult.

   Synonyms:

   dark, arcane, mysterious

3. of or marked by kabbalism.

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Other Word Forms

• cabalistically adverb
• kabbalistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of kabbalistic

First recorded in 1615–25; kabbalah + -istic

Example Sentences

Finally, the kabbalistic noir of "The Passenger" and "Stella Maris."

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2023

Set in an Eastern Europe town, “The Dybbuk” tells of a yeshiva student who uses kabbalistic means to win the woman he loves.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2016

Some of those same pieces were also sprinkling in spiritual elements, incorporating evil-eye beads and red strings - a kabbalistic tradition to ward off misfortune.

From Washington Times • Feb. 11, 2015

Without even the benefit of a proper German education, he was fiddling with numbers and symbols and through some kabbalistic magic conjuring a universe in which it was impossible to say where you were.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2012

One centerpiece of kabbalistic thought is gematria—the search for coded messages within the text of the Bible.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife