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  Responsa

  noun

  the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.
• responsa
  responsa

  noun

  the plural of responsum

Responsa

American  

[ri-spon-suh] / rɪˈspɒn sə /

noun

1. the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.

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responsa British  

/ rɪˈspɒnsə /

noun

1. the plural of responsum

2. that part of rabbinic literature concerned with written rulings in answer to questions

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Etymology

Origin of Responsa

1895–1900; < New Latin; plural of responsum

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Responsa responsa

The /De Poenitentia/ and the /Responsa Moralia/ of De Lugo served as models of what might be called mixed treatment, partly scientific and partly casuistical.

From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 by James MacCaffrey

He wrote Responsa     and possibly the Halakot, a collection of legal and ritual     rules.

From Rashi by Adele Szold

Fortunately we can get to know him a little better through his letters, that is, through the Responsa addressed by him to those who consulted him upon questions of religious law.

From Rashi by Adele Szold

There is little to say concerning the style of Rashi's Responsa.

From Rashi by Adele Szold

His method of accrediting the Responsa Prudentum, by permitting only those who had his authorisation to exercise that profession, was an able stroke of policy.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Charles Thomas Cruttwell

The "futwa," therefore, seems to correspond not so much with our English "decisions" or "precedents" as with the "responsa prudentum," that fertile source of doctrines in the Roman law.

From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 by Various

In his responsa he laid stress on custom and tradition provided no infringement of the law were involved, and was essentially conservative in theology.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

His responsa were celebrated for their insight into the principles of Law, and for the minute knowledge they displayed.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Charles Thomas Cruttwell

It is highly esteemed throughout Islam, and is quoted even by the doctors of Mecca as the Futawa-i-hind, or the Indian responsa prudentum.

From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 by Various

Thus we may find a callida iunctura between the thirteenth, fourteenth, and 451fifteenth stanzas, for Fides and Pax would fit in well with the responsa petunt of the fourteenth.

From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by W. Warde Fowler