Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   2. Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery.

Source : WordNet®

cabala
     n 1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is
          traditionally secret [syn: {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}, {Qabbalah}, {Qabbala}]