Rabbinic

American  

[ruh-bin-ik] / rəˈbɪn ɪk /

noun

1. the Hebrew language as used by rabbis in post-Biblical times.

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Rabbinic ¹ British  

/ rəˈbɪnɪk /

noun

1. the form of the Hebrew language used by the rabbis of the Middle Ages

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rabbinic ² British  

/ rəˈbɪnɪkəl, rəˈbɪnɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the rabbis, their teachings, writings, views, language, etc

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Other Word Forms

• rabbinically adverb

Etymology

Origin of Rabbinic

1605–15; < Medieval Latin rabbīn ( us ) of a rabbi ¹ + -ic

Example Sentences

Persecution of Jews by Christians in the Middle Ages through World War II and beyond has soured many on the concept, while others say Jesus did not meet rabbinic criteria for the messiah, including the ushering in of an era of world peace.

From Washington Times

The prospect of studying Talmud for a week seemed intimidating to Noah Rubin-Blose, who grew up culturally Jewish and wasn’t too familiar with the Hebrew letters, much less the central texts of rabbinic Judaism.

From Washington Post

Now the Durham, N.C., resident is studying for rabbinic ordination at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College outside Philadelphia.

From Washington Post

The historians point out that even Orthodox Jewish groups, including the Orthodox Union and Agudath Israel, which never went “so far as to support unfettered access to legal abortion–nonetheless indicated that ‘situations in which maternal health, rather than maternal life, are involved pose complex problems requiring rabbinic authority who will review the medical data and render advice in accordance with Jewish law.’

From Slate

Dr. Wisse, who lauds Grade for “the most precise evocation of the rabbinic world that existed before the war,” recalled that the literary critic Irving Howe received Grade’s blessing to include his poems in “The Penguin Book of Modern Yiddish Verse.”

From New York Times