What is "cabbalah"

n: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: cabala, cabbala, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah]

an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries [syn: Kabbalah, Kabbala, Kabala, Cabbala, Cabala, Qabbalah, Qabbala]