- Cabalism
- nounthe 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 + -ism1. often capitalized : esoteric doctrine or interpretation according to the Jewish cabala2. : adherence to some traditional theological interpretation or tenetsthe “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.* * *
cabbˈalism or cabˈalism nounThe science of the cabbala• • •Main Entry: ↑cabbala
Useful english dictionary. 2012.