单词 | kabbalah |
释义 | kabbalahor cab·a·la[ kab-uh-luh, kuh-bah- ] / ˈkæb ə lə, kəˈbɑ- / nouna system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries, and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacred mysteries. Among its central doctrines are: all creation is an emanation from the Deity and the soul exists from eternity. any occult or secret doctrine or science. Also cab·ba·la, kab·a·la, kab·ba·la . Origin of kabbalahFirst recorded in 1515–25; from Medieval Latin cabbala, from Hebrew qabbālāh “tradition,” literally, “something received,” i.e., “handed down”; see also cabal Words nearby kabbalahKabalevsky, kabaragoya, Kabardian, Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Republic, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, kabbalah, kabbalism, kabbalist, kabbalistic, kabeljou, Kabila Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kabbalahBritish Dictionary definitions for kabbalahkabbalah kabbala, kabala, cabbala, cabala or qabalah/ (kəˈbɑːlə) / nounan ancient Jewish mystical tradition based on an esoteric interpretation of the Old Testament any secret or occult doctrine or science Derived forms of kabbalahkabbalism, kabalism, cabbalism, cabalism or qabalism (ˈkæbəˌlɪzəm), nounkabbalist, kabalist, cabbalist, cabalist or qabalist, nounkabbalistic, kabalistic, cabbalistic, cabalistic or qabalistic, adjectiveWord Origin for kabbalahC16: from Medieval Latin, from Hebrew qabbālāh tradition, what is received, from qābal to receive Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。