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Kabbalah

//kəˈbɑːlə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures. Judaism

    "Hasidism is closely allied with the fundamental teachings of the Kabbalah, the system of Jewish esoteric thought and mysticism."

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Kabbalah. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries wordnet
  3. 3
    an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “something received”). It refers to the notion that Kabbalah is a set of mystical doctrines received in antiquity and passed on in small circles. Doublet of cabal.

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