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Webster 1913 Edition
Cabala
1.
A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediæval 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.
2.
Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cabala
CABALA
, [See the preceding word. It is from the sense of reception.] Tradition, or a mysterious kind of science among Jewish Rabbins, pretended to have been delivered to the ancient Jews by revelation, and transmitted by oral tradition; serving for the interpretation of difficult passages of scripture. This science consists chiefly in understanding the combination of certain letters, words and numbers, which are alleged to be significant. Every letter, word, number and accent of the law is supposed to contain a mystery, and the cabalists pretend even to foretell future events by the study of this science.Definition 2024
cabala
cabala
See also: cábala
Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin cabbala, from Rabbinic Hebrew קבלה (kabbala).
Noun
cabala f (plural cabale)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin cabbala, from Rabbinic Hebrew קבלה (kabbala).
Noun
cabala f (plural cabalas)
- (Judaism) Kabballah (mystical Jewish teachings)