kabala
or kab·ba·la
[ kab-uh-luh, kuh-bah- ]
/ ˈkæb ə lə, kəˈbɑ- /
noun
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Definition for kabala (2 of 2)
cabala
or cab·ba·la, kab·a·la, kab·ba·la, kab·ba·lah
[ kab-uh-luh, kuh-bah- ]
/ ˈkæb ə lə, kəˈbɑ- /
noun
a 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.
Origin of cabala
1515–25; < Medieval Latin
cab(b)ala < Hebrew
qabbālāh ‘tradition’, literally, something received, i.e., handed down
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cabala
cabal cabalaExample sentences from the Web for kabala
It was then that they learned the doctrine of rebirth and that the Kabala came into being.
Reincarnation |Th. PascalHence, the saying in Kabala, “The wicked obey the law through fear; the wise keep the law through knowledge.”
The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul |Jirah D. Buck