Meaning

noun a member of a cabal

noun an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters

noun a student of the Jewish Kabbalah

originEtymology tree English cabal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cabalist From cabal + -ist.

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