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
American
[ri-spon-suh]
/ rɪˈspɒn sə /
noun
responsa
British
/ rɪˈspɒnsə /
noun
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the plural of responsum
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that part of rabbinic literature concerned with written rulings in answer to questions
Etymology
Origin of Responsa
1895–1900; < New Latin; plural of responsum
Example Sentences
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He addressed Responsa to Rashi on questions of Talmudic jurisprudence.
From Rashi by Adele Szold
As I shall immediately proceed to show, it was Rashi's disciples who collected the Responsa of their master and preserved them for us, at least in part.
From Rashi by Adele Szold
Though his correspondents were not so widely scattered, the subjects touched upon by Rashi in his Responsa are very varied in character.
From Rashi by Adele Szold
It is to this veneration, bordering on religious devotion, that we owe the preservation of Rashi's Responsa and Decisions.
From Rashi by Adele Szold
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
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
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
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
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
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
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