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Proper noun

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
[1913 Webster]

2. Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet cabala
n 1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is
traditionally secret [syn: cabbala, cabbalah, kabala,
kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah]
2: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the
Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th
centuries [syn: Kabbalah, Kabbala, Kabala, Cabbalah,
Cabbala, Qabbalah, Qabbala]

Moby Dictionary
anagoge , anagogics , anthroposophy , arcanum , cabalism ,
classified information , confidence , confidential communication ,
enigma , esoterica , esotericism , esoterics , esoterism , esotery ,
guarded secret , hermetics , hocus-pocus , mumbo jumbo , mystery ,
mystery of mysteries , mysticism , mystification , occultism ,
personal matter , private matter , privileged communication , privity ,
profound secret , restricted information , sealed book , secret ,
symbolics , symbolism , the occult , yoga , yogeeism , yogism