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CABALIST

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cab⋅a⋅list

1[kab-uh-list]
–noun
1. a student of or expert in the cabala.
2. a person who is well-versed or highly skilled in obscure or esoteric matters.

Origin:
1525–35; < ML cabbalista, equiv. to cabbala cabala + L -ista -ist

cab⋅a⋅list

2[kab-uh-list]
–noun
a member of a cabal.

Origin:
1635–45; perh. < F cabaliste. See cabal, -ist
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cab·a·la   (kāb'ə-lə, kə-bä'-)   
n.  Variant of kabbalah. See Usage Note at kabbalah.
cab'a·lism n., cab'a·list n.
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