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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

kabbalistique

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ka.ba.lis.tik/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cabalistic/ˌkæb.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il étudiait des textes kabbalistiques anciens."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or associated with the Kabbalah, an esoteric method, discipline, and school of thought in Jewish mysticism.

    "Scholars spent decades analyzing the cabalistic texts for hidden numerical meanings."
  2. 2

    Having a mystical, occult, or mysteriously obscure meaning.

    "The alchemist left behind a notebook filled with cabalistic symbols and cryptic formulas."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin 'cabbalisticus', rooted in the Hebrew 'qabbālāh' (meaning reception or tradition), through early modern European scholarly and occult traditions. The spelling with double 'b' historically reflected older transliterations of the Hebrew root, though 'cabalistic' is now more common.

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