cabala
Example Sentences
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Bach was into puzzles, numerology, and all kinds of musical cabala, so the nuttiest idea of all about his tuning might well be right.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2010
Hunch-players in Italy's weekly lottery often consult a handy handbook called the cabala which gives the magic numbers associated with certain objects and events.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mia Farrow adds an otherworldliness to her character by reciting her lines as if they were cabala.
From Time Magazine Archive
These works, and the other 74 tales in the collection, have become secular cabala, subject to endless sifting and interpretation.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first one below would seem to be akin to the various cabala of the German Pietists of Pennsylvania.
From A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs by Josiah Henry Combs
