rabbinical
/ɹəˈbɪnəkəl/
rabbinical adjective: of or relating to rabbis, their writings, or their work.
Adjective
rabbinical (not comparable)
- Of or relating to rabbis, their writings, or their work.
- Three kyndes of Rabbinical expositions of the Law.1581, Robert Parsons, A Brief Censure vppon Two Bookes Written in Answere to M. Edmonde Campions Offer of Disputation, Doway: John Lyon, “Towching the Societie,” section heading
- to gain a little Rabbinical Learning, and find out some unobvious signification of a Word or Phrase, he must devour the tedious and voluminous Rhapsodies that make up the Talmud, in many of which he can scarce learn any thing but the Art of saying nothing in a multitude of words;1665, Robert Boyle, “Occasional Reflections. Reflection REFLECTION 7.”, in Occasional Reflections upon Several Subiects. Whereto is Premis’d a Discourse about Such Kind of Thoughts, London: […] W....
- Synonyms:
- rabbinic
Examples of rabbinical in a sentence
- Deronda was reading a piece of rabbinical Hebrew under Ezra’s correction and comment […]1876, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter 68, in Daniel Deronda, volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London...
- Oh, please, […] I’m a big boy now—so you can knock off the rabbinical righteousness.1969, Philip Roth, chapter 5, in Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 203:
- The new book enlarges the genealogical pyramid, connecting it to Rabbi Jehiel Lurie, head of the 13th-century rabbinical court in Brest-Litovsk, then back to Rashi and beyond.2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Synonyms of rabbinical
Origin of rabbinical
From rabbi + -n- + -ical.
Words formed from rabbinical
Questions about rabbinical
- What does rabbinical mean?
- Rabbinical means of or relating to rabbis, their writings, or their work.
- How do you use rabbinical in a sentence?
- Deronda was reading a piece of rabbinical Hebrew under Ezra’s correction and comment […]
- What part of speech is rabbinical?
- Rabbinical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce rabbinical?
- Rabbinical is pronounced /ɹəˈbɪnəkəl/.
Words near rabbinical in the dictionary
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