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Kabbalah

Kab·ba·lah [ kábbələ, kə blə ] (plural Kab·ba·lahs) or Kab·ba·la [ kábbələ, kə blə ] (plural Kab·ba·las) or Qa·ba·lah [ kábbələ, kə blə ] (plural Qa·ba·lahs) or Ca·ba·la [ kábbələ, kə blə ] (plural Ca·ba·las) or Cab·ba·la [ kábbələ, kə blə ] (plural Cab·ba·las)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. mystical Jewish teachings: a body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an interpretation of the Hebrew scriptures as containing hidden meanings

2. set of mystical beliefs: a set of secret or mystical beliefs

[Early 16th century. Via medieval Latin< Rabbinic Hebrew qabbalah "tradition" < qibbel "receive"]

Kab·bal·ism [ kábbə lìzzəm ] noun
Kab·bal·ist [ kábbəlist ] noun
Kab·bal·is·tic [ kàbbə lístik ] adjective
Kab·bal·is·ti·cal·ly adverb
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