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QABBALAH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
Synonyms:
Cabala; Cabbala; Cabbalah; Kabala; Kabbala; Kabbalah; Qabbala; Qabbalah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Qabbalah" is a kind of...):
theosophy (a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul)
Domain category:
Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)