- cabbala
- I. see cabala II. noun see kabbalah
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cabbala
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Cabbala — cabbala … Philosophy dictionary
cabbala — (n.) 1520s, from M.L. cabbala, from Mishnaic Heb. qabbalah reception, received lore, tradition, especially tradition of mystical interpretation of the Old Testament, from qibbel to receive, admit, accept. Cf. Arabic qabala he received, accepted … Etymology dictionary
cabbala — e der.: v. cabala e der … Enciclopedia Italiana
cabbala — [kab′ə lə, kə bä′lə] n. CABALA cabbalism n. cabbalist n. cabbalistic adj … English World dictionary
cabbala — cabbalism, n. cabbalist, n. cabbalistic, cabbalistical, adj. cabbalistically, adv. /kab euh leuh, keuh bah /, n. cabala. * * * … Universalium
cabbala — (Heb., kabbala, tradition, that which is handed down) Originally, in the Talmud, the books of the Bible other than the Pentateuch. Gradually after around 1200 the term became applied to the oral tradition supposedly handed down from Moses to the… … Philosophy dictionary
cabbala — càb·ba·la s.f. var. → cabala … Dizionario italiano
Cabbala — Jewish religious mysticism, mainly in the late medieval period. Cabbalists are students of this mysticism … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
CABBALA — Kabbalah and Qabbalah a medieval JEWISH mystical system based on the BIBLE but drawing on PLATONISM and a variety of philosophic traditions. The major written source is known as the Zohar … Concise dictionary of Religion
cabbala — cab·ba·la || kÉ™ bÉ‘ËlÉ™ n. mystical interpretation of the Scriptures developed by rabbis (most popular in the 12th and 13th centuries) … English contemporary dictionary
