Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cabala"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cabala
n : an esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret
[syn: {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbala}, {kabbalah}]
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