ETYM French cabale cabal, cabala, Late Lat. cabala cabala, from Hebrew qabbâlęh reception, tradition, mysterious doctrine, from qâbal to take or receive, in Piël qibbel to adopt (a doctrine).
A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue; SYN. faction, junta, junto, camarilla.
Political coterie or intrigue.

ETYM Late Lat. Related to Cabal.
An esoteric or occult matter that is traditionally secret; SYN. cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah.

Cabala, occult knowledge; mystery; mystical interpretation of Scriptures.
Alternative spelling of kabbala.

Or cabbala; Ancient esoteric Jewish mystical tradition of philosophy containing strong elements of pantheism, yet akin to neoplatonism. Kabbalistic writing reached its peak between the 13th and 16th centuries. It is largely rejected by current Judaic thought as medieval superstition, but is basic to the Hasid sect.
Among its earliest documents are the Sefir Jezirah/The Book of Creation, attributed to Rabbi Akiba (died 120). The Zohar/Book of Light was written in Aramaic in about the 13th century. + prikaži više