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Definition: CABALIST

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A member of a cabal.[Wordnet]
2. An expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters.[Wordnet]
3. A student of the Jewish Kabbalah.[Wordnet]
4. One versed in the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish traditions.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Cabalist" is a common misspelling or typo for: cabalists, cabbalist.

Date "Cabalist" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1699. (references)

Specialty Definition: CABALIST

Domain Definition
Literature Cabalist A Jewish doctor who professed the study of the Cabala, a mysterious science said to have been delivered to the Jews by revelation, and transmitted by oral tradition. This science consisted mainly in understanding the combination of certain letters, words, and numbers, said to be significant. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Definition: CABALIST

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A member of a cabal.[Wordnet]
2. An expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters.[Wordnet]
3. A student of the Jewish Kabbalah.[Wordnet]
4. One versed in the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish traditions.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "CABALIST" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1699. (references)

Specialty Definition: CABALIST

DomainDefinition
LiteratureCabalist A Jewish doctor who professed the study of the Cabala, a mysterious science said to have been delivered to the Jews by revelation, and transmitted by oral tradition. This science consisted mainly in understanding the combination of certain letters, words, and numbers, said to be significant. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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