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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cabala \Cab"a*la\ (k[a^]b"[.a]*l[.a]), n. [LL. See {Cabal}, n.] 1. A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain medi[ae]val 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cabala n : an esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbala}, {kabbalah}]
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