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rabbinic

/ɹəˈbɪnɪk/

rabbinic adjective: relating to rabbis.

Adjective

rabbinic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to rabbis.
    • Yoni was hired as the shul's cantor, but he has a very rabbinic attitude.
    Synonyms:
    rabbinical
  2. Formulated or enacted by rabbis.
    • Even though some modern Jews are less interested in rabbinic enactments than the traditions that have explicit roots in Biblical law, most still practice customs that would not exist without rabbinic innovation.
    • The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2021

rabbinic meaning in Persian

rabbinic in Persian

Relating to rabbis
ربانی, خاخامی
Formulated or enacted by rabbis
ربانی, خاخامی

Synonyms of rabbinic

Origin of rabbinic

From rabbi + -n- + -ic.

Words formed from rabbinic

Words that rhyme with rabbinic

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Questions about rabbinic

What does rabbinic mean?
Rabbinic means relating to rabbis.
What is rabbinic in Persian?
Rabbinic in Persian is ربانی, خاخامی. See Rabbinic meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is rabbinic?
Rabbinic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce rabbinic?
Rabbinic is pronounced /ɹəˈbɪnɪk/.

Words near rabbinic in the dictionary

  1. Rabbie
  2. rabbies
  3. rabbin
  4. rabbinate
  5. rabbinates
  6. rabbinic
  7. Rabbinic Judaism
  8. rabbinica
  9. rabbinical
  10. rabbinically
  11. rabbinics

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