cabbalistic
- a word derived from cabbala.
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Neshamah, nesh′a-m�, n. the highest degree of the soul in the cabbalistic system.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Purely from cabbalistic reasons which do not concern us here.
From The Reconciliation of Races and Religions by Cheyne, Thomas Kelly
He took down a slim volume in duodecimo, printed in the seventeenth century, with queer plates, on which were all manner of cabbalistic signs.
From The Magician by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Abracadabra, ab-ra-ka-dab′ra, n. a cabbalistic word, written in successive lines, each shorter by a letter than the one above it, till the last letter A formed the apex of a triangle.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
In cabbalistic writings, as for instance, in those of H. C. Agrippa, we find the human form in a star, generally inscribed in the pentagram.
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely