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cabalism

cabalism

1 9.9
Belief that religious writings have hidden spiritual meanings
  • noun
  • /kəˈbælɪzəm/
: cabalismo
  • His interest in cabalism led him to explore various interpretations of religious symbolism.

Examples

  • The book delves into cabalism, revealing hidden meanings behind traditional religious beliefs.

  • This theory of the meaning of negation is not unique to Luria's cabalism.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Many scholars study cabalism to understand the mystical aspects of ancient texts.

Synonyms

Cabbalah
vscabalism
  • UK
2 9.9

A system of Jewish mystical ideas based on hidden meanings in the Jewish holy books

is more about personal adherence and extreme traditional practice rather than the system
kabbalism
vscabalism
1 9.9

A set of secret Jewish ideas about God and the world

focuses on following extreme or traditional mystical interpretations of religious doctrine

How Esoteric

cabala
  • Literature
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cabalism
1 9.9
occultism
2 9.9
mysticism
16 9.4

Surface Forms

cabalism singular
cabalisms plural

Morphology

cabalism = cabala (semi-transparent) = cabala + ism

Derived from 'cabala' + '-ism' so the formation is regular, but spelling variants (Kabbalah/cabala) and similarity to 'cabal' (secret group) may mislead learners.

Etymology

Cabalism comes from the word Kabbalah, a Jewish term that means 'received teaching' or 'tradition', and the same root gave us the English word cabal, which means a secret group. So cabalism is following hidden or mystical teachings and ideas.