cabalistically

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   in a manner relating to the Kabbalah or to mystical interpretation through letters, numbers, and hidden correspondences

   He read the reversed name cabalistically, treating each letter as a sacred symbol.

2. 2
   adv

   in an esoteric, cryptic, or occult manner

   The diagram was arranged cabalistically around a central star.

From cabalistic + -ally. Cabalistic comes from cabala, a historical spelling of Kabbalah, from Hebrew qabbalah, 'received tradition.' The mystical sense concerns hidden interpretation; broader use developed for anything cryptic or esoteric.

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