CABALA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cabala mean? 

• CABALA (noun)
  The noun CABALA has 2 senses:

1. an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret

2. an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries

  Familiarity information: CABALA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CABALA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

cabala; cabbala; cabbalah; kabala; kabbala; kabbalah; qabala; qabalah

Hypernyms ("cabala" is a kind of...):

arcanum; secret (information known only to a special group)

Derivation:

cabalistic (having a secret or hidden meaning)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Cabala; Cabbala; Cabbalah; Kabala; Kabbala; Kabbalah; Qabbala; Qabbalah

Hypernyms ("Cabala" is a kind of...):

theosophy (a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul)

Domain category:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)