cabalist

[ kab-uh-list ]

/ ˈkæb ə lɪst /

a student of or expert in the cabala.

a person who is well-versed or highly skilled in obscure or esoteric matters.

Origin of cabalist

1525–35; < Medieval Latin cabbalista, equivalent to cabbala cabala + Latin -ista -ist

cabalist ²

[ kab-uh-list ]

/ ˈkæb ə lɪst /

a member of a cabal.

1635–45; perhaps < French cabaliste. See cabal, -ist

I suspected the enchanting Jahel to have been sent by the cabalist to play the part of a Salamander with me.

The Queen Pedauque |Anatole France
Often and anxiously the Cabalist shot a glance at his companion, and then again relapsed into reverie.

Alroy |Benjamin Disraeli
The ill-fated Cabalist was sent to jail on the charge of careless handling of fire during his pyrotechnic experiments .

History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3) |S. M. Dubnow
After all, an astrologer,—nay, a cabalist—is not so monstrous a prodigy in the nineteenth century!

Godolphin, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The cruelties then performed by the Cabalist on a he-goat are too loathsome to transcribe.

Secret Societies And Subversive Movements |Nesta H. Webster