kabbalistic

Edit

Pronunciations

kabbalistic (kah-buh-LIHS-tihk) listen

Record a Pronunciation

Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Indeed, I know that quite a lot of the Yeshivish world learns the Nefesh HaChaim, which is quite a kabbalistic sefer. While they may not go too deep into the more esoteric ideas — and certainly do use it as a mussar platform — even just reading the basic text is quite kabbalistic and mystical." (source)

Record a Sentence

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • TH קבלה > Y קבלה kabole > E '-ist' suffix to form a follower of a doctrine, kabbalist, 'one who studies the Kabballah' + E '-ic' suffix used to form adjectives from nouns

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      kabalistic, cabalistic, cabbalistic, qabbalistic, qabalistic

Notes

Edit     Something missing from this entry? Inaccurate? Feel free to suggest an edit.