Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See cabala.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun See cabala.

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  • proper noun Alternative spelling of Kaballah.

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  • noun an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
  • noun an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret

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Examples

  • There is an ancient source of biblical interpretation, known as kabala, that can help us understand the paradox of what seems to be an occasionally absent God.

    THE HIDDEN FACE OF GOD GERALD L. SCHROEDER 2001

  • There is an ancient source of biblical interpretation, known as kabala, that can help us understand the paradox of what seems to be an occasionally absent God.

    THE HIDDEN FACE OF GOD GERALD L. SCHROEDER 2001

  • We don't have any kabala, * (* Slavery.) like you - don't seem to need it, for some reason.

    The Sky Writer Geoff Barbanell 2010

  • She's bringing her sticky and sweet tour to Israel in September, and she has ties to Judaism through her involvement with kabala.

    CNN Transcript Jul 31, 2009 2009

  • Combined with Williams above reproach art, this story takes one part Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, two parts Crowleys book of Magic, two parts kabala, and a little dash of Wonder Woman.

    Your challenge, should you choose to accept it: | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

  • The Bergs are also the creators of a kabala foundation called "Spirituality for Kids," which will receive all the proceeds from the sale of "The English Roses."

    American Beat: Madonna, By The Book 2007

  • Madonna is there with 2,000 other students of kabala, the tradition of Jewish mysticism.

    CNN Transcript Sep 18, 2004 2004

  • Kabala water and vodka, it would be like a kabala-tini (ph).

    CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2004 2004

  • Kabala water and vodka, it would be like a kabala-tini (ph).

    CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2004 2004

  • Supposed to be derived from the Arabic kabala, the irksome tax on salt, from which few provinces in France were altogether free, swept away in 1790.

    Travels through France and Italy 2004

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