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cab·a·la

(kăb′ə-lə, kə-bä′-)

Variant of kabbalah.. See Usage Note at kabbalah.

cab′a·lism n.

cab′a·list n.

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cabala

(kəˈbɑːlə)

(Judaism) a variant spelling of kabbalah

cabalism n

ˈcabalist n

ˌcabaˈlistic, ˌcabaˈlistical adj

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cab•a•la

or cab•ba•la or

(ˈkæb ə lə, kəˈbɑ-)

n., pl. -las.

1. (often cap.) a system of esoteric philosophy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak in the Middle Ages and based on a mystical method of interpreting the Scriptures.

2. any occult doctrine or science.

[1515–25; < Medieval Latin cab(b)ala < Hebrew qabbālāh tradition]

cabala

Also known as the kabala, kabbalah and qabalah, this is an ancient Hebrew mystical doctrine, elements of which are sometimes used in witchcraft.

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Noun	1.	cabala - an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah arcanum, secret - information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"
	2.	Cabala - an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries Qabbala, Qabbalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabbala, Kabbalah theosophy - a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud

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