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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_96640" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_96640" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) [[Secret]] science in general; mystic art; mystery. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) [[A]] kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the [[Scriptures]] among [[Jewish]] rabbis and certain mediaeval 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. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_29169" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_29169" /> == | ||
<p> Bibliography | <p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cabala'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/cabala.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery.
(2): (n.) A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval 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.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cabala'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/cabala.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
