Synonyms: sibylline, cabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, qabalistic, kabbalistic
Definition: having a secret or hidden meaning
Usage: cabalistic symbols engraved in stone; cryptic writings; thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements- John Gunther
Similar words: esoteric
Definition: confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
Usage: a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories
Synonyms: inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying, cryptic, cryptical, deep
Definition: of an obscure nature
Usage: the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms; a deep dark secret; the inscrutable workings of Providence; in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life- Rachel Carson; rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
Similar words: inexplicable, incomprehensible
Definition: incapable of being explained or accounted for
Usage: inexplicable errors; left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons