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A species of administration (g. v.) CABAL (Hebrew, cabala, tradition; or Fr. cabale, intrigue). (1) A hidden or imaginary art practiced by the Jews. 1 Hall. Lit. Hist. 205. The Jews believed that Moses received in Sinai not only the law, but also certain unwritten principles of interpretation, called "cabala" or "tradition," which were handed down from father to son, and in which mysterious and fnagical powers were supposed to reside. (2) A junto or private meeting of small parties. This name was given to that ministry in the reign of Charles II., formed by Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, and Lauderdale, who concerted for the restoration of Catholicism.