cabala

cabala
    n 1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that
         is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbala},
         {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbala}, {kabbalah}, {qabala},
         {qabalah}]
    2: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the
       Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th
       centuries [syn: {Kabbalah}, {Kabbala}, {Kabala}, {Cabbalah},
       {Cabbala}, {Cabala}, {Qabbalah}, {Qabbala}]
    

Cabala \Cab"a*la\ (k[a^]b"[.a]*l[.a]), n. [LL. See {Cabal}, n.]
   1. A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation
      of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain
      medi[ae]val Christians, which treats of the nature of god
      and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every
      letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a
      hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation
      for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists
      pretend even to foretell events by this means.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery.
      [1913 Webster]
    

37 Moby Thesaurus words for "cabala":
      anagoge, anagogics, anthroposophy, arcanum, cabalism,
      classified information, confidence, confidential communication,
      enigma, esoterica, esotericism, esoterics, esoterism, esotery,
      guarded secret, hermetics, hocus-pocus, mumbo jumbo, mystery,
      mystery of mysteries, mysticism, mystification, occultism,
      personal matter, private matter, privileged communication, privity,
      profound secret, restricted information, sealed book, secret,
      symbolics, symbolism, the occult, yoga, yogeeism, yogism