noun
the doctrines of the Kabbalah
• Syn: ↑Kabbalism
• Topics: ↑Judaism
• Hypernyms: ↑doctrine, ↑philosophy, ↑philosophical system, ↑school of thought, ↑ism
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\\ˈkabəˌlizəm\ noun (-s)Etymology: cabala + -ism
1. often capitalized : esoteric doctrine or interpretation according to the Jewish cabala
2. : adherence to some traditional theological interpretation or tenets
the “key verse” and “key word” theory is a form of cabalism based on a fundamental misconception of the nature of the Biblical material — J.C.Swaim
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/kab"euh liz'euhm/, n.
1. the principles or doctrines of the cabala.
2. an interpretation of something according to the doctrines of the cabala.
4. extreme traditionalism in theological conception or interpretation.
5. obfuscation or obscurantism, esp. resulting from an excessively recondite vocabulary: the cabalism of some modern literary criticism.
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cabbˈalism or cabˈalism noun
The science of the cabbala
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Main Entry: ↑cabbala
Useful english dictionary. 2012.