1. an esoteric method, discipline, and school of thought in Jewish mysticism
Usage: religious; mystical
2. a secret doctrine or mysterious art
Usage: general use
3. a small group of secret plotters or conspirators
Usage: sometimes capitalized as Cabal

Examples

• The scholar spent years studying the ancient texts of the cabala.
• Medieval mystics were drawn to the cabala’s symbolic interpretations.
• The cabala offers a mystical approach to understanding divine nature.
• He claimed to possess knowledge of an ancient cabala.
• The secret cabala met in the basement to plan their next move.
• Political opponents accused them of forming a dangerous cabala.