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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cab•a•la (kab′ə lə, kə bä′-),USA pronunciation n. - Judaisma system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries, and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacred mysteries. Among its central doctrines are, all creation is an emanation from the Deity and the soul exists from eternity.
- any occult or secret doctrine or science.
Also, cabbala, kabala, kabbala. - Hebrew qabbālāh tradition, literally, something received, i.e., handed down
- Medieval Latin cab(b)ala
- 1515–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cabala /kəˈbɑːlə/ n - a variant spelling of kabbalah
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kabbalah, kabbala, kabala, cabbala, cabala, qabalah /kəˈbɑːlə/ n - an ancient Jewish mystical tradition based on an esoteric interpretation of the Old Testament
- any secret or occult doctrine or science
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin, from Hebrew qabbālāh tradition, what is received, from qābal to receivekabbalism, kabalism, cabbalism, cabalism, qabalism /ˈkæbəˌlɪzəm/ n ˈkabbalist, ˈkabalist, ˈcabbalist, ˈcabalist, ˈqabalist n ˌkabbaˈlistic, ˌkabaˈlistic, ˌcabbaˈlistic, ˌcabaˈlistic, ˌqabaˈlistic adj |