Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
rabbinical . - noun The language or dialect of the rabbis; the later Hebrew.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The language or dialect of the rabbins; the later Hebrew.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the rabbins or rabbis, or pertaining to the opinions, learning, or language of the rabbins.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Related to
rabbis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to rabbis or their teachings
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Examples
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In so doing, they have effectively put an end to the notion of rabbinic authority.
Bradley Burston: If You're Jewish, That's Enough for Me. If Not, Let's Talk Real Estate Bradley Burston 2010
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In so doing, they have effectively put an end to the notion of rabbinic authority.
Bradley Burston: If You're Jewish, That's Enough for Me. If Not, Let's Talk Real Estate Bradley Burston 2010
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My reading in the fathers and the mothers of the church -- assisted by my discovery of what I would call rabbinic, midrashic Bible-reading -- has me thinking that all of creation is implicated in this phenomenon we variously call salvation, redemption, reconciliation.
Scott Cairns: Rethinking Salvation: A One-Time Personal Event or a Continuous, Collective Effort? 2010
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Perhaps, especially as Mr. Voight is fond of celebrating Jewish wisdom, he might recall the rabbinic prescription to assume the best about those with whom we deal.
Brad Hirschfield: Jon Voight to President Obama: You Lie 2010
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In so doing, they have effectively put an end to the notion of rabbinic authority.
Bradley Burston: If You're Jewish, That's Enough for Me. If Not, Let's Talk Real Estate Bradley Burston 2010
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My reading in the fathers and the mothers of the church -- assisted by my discovery of what I would call rabbinic, midrashic Bible-reading -- has me thinking that all of creation is implicated in this phenomenon we variously call salvation, redemption, reconciliation.
Scott Cairns: Rethinking Salvation: A One-Time Personal Event or a Continuous, Collective Effort? 2010
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In so doing, they have effectively put an end to the notion of rabbinic authority.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Bradley Burston 2010
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Other rituals have sought to sanctify significant non-biological turning points, such as rabbinic ordination, moving across country, becoming a vegetarian, or coming out as a lesbian.
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Jesus gave his teaching in a "rabbinic" form that could easily be memorized.
GetReligion 2009
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Jesus gave his teaching in a "rabbinic" form that could easily be memorized.
GetReligion 2009
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