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Cabala (Noun)

An esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The secret cabala of alchemists held the keys to transforming base metals into gold.
She devoted years to studying the cabala of ancient mystics in search of spiritual enlightenment.
He discovered an ancient text that revealed the cabala of celestial mechanics practiced by forgotten sages.
The mysterious cabala surrounding the Order of the Rose led many to suspect dark rituals and forbidden knowledge.
The obscure cabala of sacred geometry guided the construction of the enigmatic temple, hidden deep in the jungle.

An esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries.

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

The book explored the deep-rooted concepts of cabala, which connected Jewish mysticism with the rest of the world.
Some scholars argue that cabala heavily influenced major philosophical movements in Western civilization during the Renaissance.
Their rabbi instructed them on the intricacies of the ancient Talmudic teachings that prefigured in many modern cabala texts.
In particular, cabala texts were often written in cipher to conceal esoteric concepts from the uninformed reader.
Scholars eventually deciphered these codes to reveal a rich, complex spirituality within cabala traditions that, though cryptic, shed new light on Hebraic theology.