| 单词 | cabalistic |
| 释义 | cabalistic (once / 12574 pages) adj Anything cabalistic has a secret, hidden meaning. Cabalistic things are mysterious. If a group of people wearing purple robes walk by chanting, you could say they're cabalistic. Cabalistic is a way of saying “secretive,” but with negative connotations — the suggestion that the secretiveness is perverse or malicious. The inner workings of a cult would be considered cabalistic. A book of ancient, supposedly mystical texts would be considered cabalistic. Any society or practice that’s secretive and somewhat spiritual or mystical could get the cabalistic label. The root is ultimately from Hebrew qabbalah, something handed down. WORD FAMILYcabalistic: cabalistically+/cabal: cabalism, caballed, caballing, cabals/cabalism: cabalistic USAGE EXAMPLESMadame Fortuna runs the palm-reading concession, channels Bela Lugosi, wears a shawl decorated with "various cabalistic symbols". The Guardian(Jun 12, 2013) Other composers during the baroque used a cabalistic code that changes letters into numbers which could then be used in musical composition to hide words. The Guardian(Apr 05, 2013) "But three is a fortunate number, my gay cousin," replied De Vaux, smiling, "not an unfortunate one, by every rule of cabalistic science." James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford), The Gipsy (Vols I & II)—A Tale(2012) adj having a secret or hidden meaning cabalistic symbols engraved in stone Syn cryptic, cryptical, kabbalistic, qabalistic, sibylline esoteric confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle |
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