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style="min-width:728px;min-height:90px"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa"><div><div class="" style="position:relative"><h1 title="Origin and meaning of cabal" class="word__name--TTbAA">cabal<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)</h1><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH"><p>1520s, "mystical interpretation of the Old Testament," later "an intriguing society, a small group meeting privately" (1660s), from French <span class="foreign notranslate">cabal</span>, which had both senses, from Medieval Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">cabbala</span> (see <a href="/word/cabbala" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cabbala " class="crossreference notranslate">cabbala</a>). Popularized in English 1673 as an acronym for five intriguing ministers of Charles II (Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, and Lauderdale), which gave the word its sinister connotations.</p></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:1520s">1520s</a></div></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to cabal">Entries linking to <i>cabal</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of cabbala" href="/word/cabbala#etymonline_v_544">cabbala<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>"Jewish mystic philosophy," 1520s, also <span class="foreign notranslate">quabbalah</span>, etc., from Medieval Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">cabbala</span>, from Mishnaic Hebrew <span class="foreign notranslate">qabbalah</span> "reception, received lore, tradition," especially "tradition of mystical interpretation of the Old Testament," from <span class="foreign notranslate">qibbel</span> "to receive, admit, accept." Compare Arabic <span class="foreign notranslate">qabala</span> "he received, accepted." Hence "any secret or esoteric science." Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Cabbalist</span>.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of cabalistic" href="/word/cabalistic#etymonline_v_40418">cabalistic<!-- --> <!-- -->(adj.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>1670s; see <a href="/word/cabbalistic" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cabbalistic " class="crossreference notranslate">cabbalistic</a>; also compare <a href="/word/cabal" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cabal " class="crossreference notranslate">cabal</a>.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of cabal">Trends of <i>cabal</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:180px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. 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In ancient Rome, originall</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="syn_ant" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of conspiracy" href="/word/conspiracy"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">conspiracy<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">mid-14c., "a plotting of evil, unlawful design; a combination of persons for an evil purpose," from Anglo-French conspiracie, Old French conspiracie "conspiracy, plot," from Latin conspirationem (nominative conspiratio) "agreement, union, unanimity," noun of action from past-part</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="syn_ant" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of conspire" href="/word/conspire"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">conspire<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">late 14c., "aspire or plan maliciously, agree together to commit a criminal or reprehensible act," from Old French conspirer (14c.), from Latin conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," literally "to breathe together," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + spirare </section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="other_relation" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of clique" href="/word/clique"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">clique<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">1711, "an exclusive party of persons; a small set, especially one associating to arrogate power or privilege," from obsolete French clique, which meant originally (14c.) 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