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kabbalah

kab·ba·lah [ kə-ˈbä-lə]

kabbalah

noun

[kə-ˈbä-lə]

variants: or less commonly kabbala or kabala or cabala or cabbala or cabbalah

Definition of kabbalah

1 : a medieval and modern system of Jewish theosophy, mysticism, and thaumaturgy marked by belief in creation through emanation and a cipher method of interpreting Scripture

2a : a traditional, esoteric, occult, or secret matter

b : esoteric doctrine or mysterious art

Other Words from kabbalah

kabbalism \ ˈkä-bə-ˌli-zəm , ˈka- \ noun

kabbalistic \ ˌkä-bə-ˈli-stik , ˌka- \ adjective

Recent Examples on the Web

//While Isaac Luria expounded the kabbalah following the expulsion from Spain, Joseph Caro updated the practical application of halakhah in the Shulchan Aruch code of laws (1563).
— Dominic Green, WSJ, "‘A History of Judaism’ Review: The Book of Books," 30 Mar. 2018
//Gershom Scholem, the pioneering scholar of kabbalah, was one of many public intellectuals who felt that Arendt had lost track of the human reality of the Holocaust amid the scintillating twists of her argument.
— George Prochnik, New York Times, "The Philosopher in Dark Times," 12 Apr. 2018
//While Isaac Luria expounded the kabbalah following the expulsion from Spain, Joseph Caro updated the practical application of halakhah in the Shulchan Aruch code of laws (1563).
— Dominic Green, WSJ, "‘A History of Judaism’ Review: The Book of Books," 30 Mar. 2018
//Incarcerated, not so much for his libidinous ways, but for gambling, cheating tourists, his flagrant libertinism in the face of the Venetian Inquisition, and his heretical interests in alchemy and the kabbalah.
— Gaile Robinson, star-telegram, "Kimbell’s ‘Casanova’ follows the seducer’s trail through Europe – adult-only art and all," 30 Aug. 2017

First Known Use of kabbalah

1521, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for kabbalah

Medieval Latin cabbala — more at cabal

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