cabala

Speech parts

1. cabala - Noun

2. Cabala - Proper noun

Meaning

A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means.

Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kabbalah kabala qabala qabalah kabbala kabbalism cabbala cabbalah Qabbala Qabbalah occultism cabal arcanum mystery mysticism
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Antonyms

solution resolution interpretation answer accuracy explanation
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Hypernyms

arcanum secret theosophy

Anagrams

calaba

Examples

Bruno also mentions this dedication in the Dedicatory Epistle of The Cabala of Pegasus (Cabala del Cavallo Pegaseo, 1585). Source: Internet

His first novel, The Cabala, was published in 1926. Source: Internet

Today, many publications on Kabbalah belong to the non-Jewish New Age and occult traditions of Cabala, rather than giving an accurate picture of Judaic Kabbalah. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Cabada cabal cabal glass Cabalah cabaletta cabalette