Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cabalist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: ca-bal-ist
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a cabal.

noun

A person skilled in esoteric matters.

noun

A student of the Jewish Kabbalah.

Etymology

Etymology tree English cabal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

Inflected Forms

cabalists (plural)

Derived Forms

cabalistic

Frequently Paired Words

kabbalist

Synonyms

kabbalist

Questions

What does cabalist mean?: A member of a cabal.
Where does cabalist come from?: Etymology tree English cabal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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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