It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings
{i} cult or secret doctrine; mystical interpretation of the Scriptures which was developed by rabbis (most popular in the 12th and 13th centuries)
an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediæval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence
having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther
{s} pertaining to or characteristic of the cabala (mystical interpretation of the Scriptures developed by rabbis, most popular in the 12th and 13th centuries); occult, mysterious