Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose. · A secret plot. · An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo engage in the activities of a cabal.
From French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabbala, which in turn is derived from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “reception, something received”) (such as knowledge). Doublet of Kabbalah, as well as, more distantly, ghibli.
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