cabal
Meanings
Plural: cabals
Noun
- a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
- a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
- A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.
- A secret plot.
- An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism.
Verb
- engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
- To engage in the activities of a cabal.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Scrabble Score: 9
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Words With Friends Score: 12
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