Cabalistic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cabalistic \Cab`a*lis"tic\ (k[a^]b`[.a]*l[i^]s"t[i^]k),
  Cabalistical \Cab`a*lis"tic*al\ (-t[i^]*kal)a.
     Of or pertaining to the cabala; containing or conveying an
     occult meaning; mystic.
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           The Heptarchus is a cabalistic exposition of the first
           chapter of Genesis.                      --Hallam.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cabalistic
       adj : having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols
             engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly
             sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther
             [syn: {kabbalistic}, {qabalistic}, {cryptic}, {cryptical},
              {sibylline}]