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cabalism

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The study of the Jewish Kabbalah.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The activities of a cabal; secret plotting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 3

adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: kabbalism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attachment, adherence, adhesion

4

noun

Meaning 4

the doctrines of the Kabbalah

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Kabbalism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism

History

Etymology

From cabal + -ism.