responsum

[ ri-spon-suhm ]

noun

, plural re·spon·sa [ri-, spon, -s, uh].

1. the reply of a noted rabbi or Jewish scholar as rendered in the Responsa.

responsum

/ rɪˈspɒnsəm /

noun

1. Judaism a written answer from a rabbinic authority to a question submitted

Word History and Origins

Origin of responsum¹

1895–1900; < New Latin, Latin respōnsum a reply; response

Word History and Origins

Origin of responsum¹

Latin, literally: reply, response

Example Sentences

Responsum est eum Romae summam potestatem habiturum, qui primus matrem osculatus esset.

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Legato Romano res repetenti superbe responsum est a Latinis; quare bellum hoc modo eis indictum est.

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Responsum accipit, quod Dominos plures haberent qui jubentur omnes, ante regem comparere.

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Hunc, cum responsum petitur, navigio aurato gestant Sacerdotes, multis argenteis pateris ab utroque navigii latere pendentibus.

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Responsum autem in re tanti momenti dari debuisset clarum, perspicuum et omnis ambiguitatis expers.

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