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cabalist

1 American  
[kab-uh-list] / ˈkæb ə lɪst /

noun

  1. a spelling variant of kabbalist.


cabalist 2 American  
[kab-uh-list] / ˈkæb ə lɪst /

noun

  1. a member of a cabal.


Etymology

Origin of cabalist

1635–45; perhaps < French cabaliste. See cabal, -ist

Example Sentences

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She tells Weiss that “he’s part hypnotist, part cabalist, a proponent of magnetism, and a theosophist.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2015

The man they most want to speak out on Deri's behalf is 96-year-old Rabbi Yitzhak Kaddouri, the country's senior cabalist.

From Time Magazine Archive

What, you're a cabalist; I know you stayed at Millamant's last night after I went.

From The Way of the World by Congreve, William

"Do not forget, abbé," said the cabalist, "that possession of the greatest secrets is attached to the knowledge of those ancient texts."

From The Queen Pedauque by Stritzko, Jos. A. V.

A Jewish legend declares that a famed cabalist was vainly pursued by Death through many forms.

From The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various