The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cabalism \Cab"a*lism\ (k[a^]b"[.a]*l[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F.
   cabalisme.]
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   1. The secret science of the cabalists.
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   2. A superstitious devotion to the mysteries of the religion
      which one professes. [R] --Emerson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Cabalism
    n 1: the doctrines of the Kabbalah [syn: Kabbalism,
         Cabalism]
    2: adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or
       interpretation [syn: kabbalism, cabalism]