cabalist

cabalist
cabalist1
/kab"euh list/, n.
1. a student of or expert in the cabala.
2. a person who is well-versed or highly skilled in obscure or esoteric matters.
[1525-35; < ML cabbalista, equiv. to cabbala CABALA + L -ista -IST]
cabalist2
/kab"euh list/, n.
a member of a cabal.
[1635-45; perh. < F cabaliste. See CABAL, -IST]

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