kabbalist

or cab·a·list

[ kab-uh-list ]

noun
  1. a student of or expert in the kabbalah.

  2. a person who is well-versed or highly skilled in obscure or esoteric matters.

Origin of kabbalist

1
First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin cabbalista, equivalent to cabbalakabbalah + Latin -ista -ist
  • Also cab·ba·list, kab·a·list .

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How to use kabbalist in a sentence

  • The Kabbalists tell us of "the lost word," the word of power which mankind has lost.

    The Hidden Power | Thomas Troward
  • The Zohar was the bible of the Kabbalists, and the later works of the school were commentaries on this bible.

  • But the Kabbalists, medieval and modern, were meritorious writers in one field of literature.

  • It is, therefore, unnecessary to do more than name one or two of the more noted Kabbalists of post-Zoharistic ages.

  • He had the Kabbalists on his side through his mystical utterances.