Cabbala

Cabala , kab′a-la, n. a secret science of the Jewish rabbis for the interpretation of the hidden sense of Scripture, claimed to be handed down by oral tradition.— ns. Cabb′alism , the science of the cabbala; Cabb′alist , one versed in the cabbala.— adjs. Cabbalist′ic , -al , relating to the cabbala: having a hidden meaning. [Heb. qabbālāh , tradition, qibbēl , to receive.]