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  • adjective Of or relating to the Kabbalah.

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  • adjective Alternative spelling of cabalistic.

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  • adjective having a secret or hidden meaning

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Examples

  • Water blessed by a "kabbalistic" rabbi, dubious modalities of energy healing, UFOs -- it's not that all of these are necessarily false, but the way that many spiritual people relate to them is all too credulous.

    Jay Michaelson: Will Spirituality Ever Be Serious? 2009

  • Or at least make them explain what kind of kabbalistic numerology makes "then they were seeing stars" come out to 47.

    Ya Big Fat Fuckin Cheats Hal Duncan 2005

  • I like most to dance at kabbalistic weddings because women only dance with the bride, and I love dancing with women.

    Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011

  • This is a kabbalistic truth that saves a lot of worrying.

    2009 August « Being En Pointe 2009

  • He helped me to remove layers and barriers that kept my mind in parts, at the same time that I was learning deep kabbalistic meditations.

    Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011

  • Despite hundreds, if not thousands, of kabbalistic texts addressing hell, including the short tractates of Gehinnom and Hibut Ha'Kever (the pangs of the grave), many people (including many believers, too) erroneously are of the view that Jews don't believe in hell.

    Menachem Wecker: With Ramadan And Jewish High Holidays Looming, We Should Talk About Hell Menachem Wecker 2011

  • I like most to dance at kabbalistic weddings because women only dance with the bride, and I love dancing with women.

    Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011

  • This is a kabbalistic truth that saves a lot of worrying.

    Got solution? No problem! « Being En Pointe 2009

  • He helped me to remove layers and barriers that kept my mind in parts, at the same time that I was learning deep kabbalistic meditations.

    Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011

  • Despite hundreds, if not thousands, of kabbalistic texts addressing hell, including the short tractates of Gehinnom and Hibut Ha'Kever (the pangs of the grave), many people (including many believers, too) erroneously are of the view that Jews don't believe in hell.

    Menachem Wecker: With Ramadan And Jewish High Holidays Looming, We Should Talk About Hell Menachem Wecker 2011

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