kabbalist

or cab·a·list

[ kab-uh-list ]

/ ˈkæb ə lɪst /

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noun

a student of or expert in the kabbalah.

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

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Also cab·ba·list, kab·a·list .

Origin of kabbalist

First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin cabbalista, equivalent to cabbalakabbalah + Latin -ista -ist

Words nearby kabbalist

Kabardian, Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Republic, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, kabbalah, kabbalism, kabbalist, kabbalistic, kabeljou, Kabila, Kabinett, Kabir

How to use kabbalist in a sentence

Grimm had become involved with a mysterious, mostly Israel-based Kabbalist rabbi to the stars named Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto.
Michael Grimm’s Unhappily Ever After|David Freedlander|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the same school belonged Moses Zakkuto, of Mantua (d. 1697), poet and kabbalist.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2|Various
On questions of ritual the Kabbalist writings were consulted, often as final authorities.
History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI)|Heinrich Graetz
The people's minds, prepared by483 suffering and the Kabbalist craze, were susceptible to such convulsive expectations.
History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI)|Heinrich Graetz

A great sensation was made there by this enthusiastic, handsome young Kabbalist, the new Jewish recruit.
History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI)|Heinrich Graetz
Now the weak hand of the amiable Kabbalist Solomon Molcho seized the spokes of this revolving wheel.
History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI)|Heinrich Graetz