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Rabbinic

[ ruh-bin-ik ]

noun

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


Rabbinic

1

/ rəˈbɪnɪk /

noun

  1. the form of the Hebrew language used by the rabbis of the Middle Ages
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


rabbinic

2

/ rəˈbɪnɪkəl; rəˈbɪnɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the rabbis, their teachings, writings, views, language, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • rabˈbinically, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rabbinic1

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

“Privatize” rabbinic courts:  “denude” them of legal powers and government budgets.

Over the High Holy Day season I had a rare rabbinic opportunity to be a “Jew in the pew”—not leading, speaking or organizing.

The face of Orthodox rabbinic leadership is about to transform and, with it, the experience of orthodoxy itself.

In my own book, Justice in the City: An Argument from the Sources of Rabbinic Judaism, the phrase tikkun olam does not appear.

They find jobs quickly, they are well-liked, and they are, despite the RCA's opposition, de facto rabbinic actors.

The book explanatory of the Rabbinic legends was given up for reasons which will appear later.

His father, Hayim Baruch, was a learned rabbi, and consulted by others on difficult rabbinic questions.

Philipp was well educated in rabbinic law, but he found no pleasure therein, nor did the services in the synagogue attract him.

The former respect and conform with the authority of the rabbinic explanations, which are rejected by the latter.

A rabbinic parable of the period will give us the point of view.

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