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rebbishe

rebbishe noun: of or relating to a rebbe or his descendants.

Noun

rebbishe (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a rebbe or his descendants.
    • He confuses his personal feelings with Halachic methodology, Rebbishe vertlach with Halachic rulings, and so is not at all compelling.2002 November 12, Sammy, quoting unknown source, “Eim Ha-Banim S'meikha”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
    • Hasidim also demonstrated discomfort with the lengthy sittings that a life portrait necessarily entailed. That is, even if the portrait could capture its subject in a rebbishe manner, creating a rebbe-portrait necessitated the quintessentially un-rebbishe activity of modeling.2010, Maya Balakirsky Katz, The Visual Culture of Chabad, page 21

Examples of rebbishe in a sentence

  • Beyond these basic guidelines for all Hasidic people is the rebbishe dress code—the unique dress code for people of rabbinic descent.2019, Abby Chava Stein, Becoming Eve, Seal Press, page 53:
  • Well, I believe in you, you are a rebbishe child.2019, Abby Chava Stein, Becoming Eve, Seal Press, page 150:

Questions about rebbishe

What does rebbishe mean?
Rebbishe means of or relating to a rebbe or his descendants.
How do you use rebbishe in a sentence?
Beyond these basic guidelines for all Hasidic people is the rebbishe dress code—the unique dress code for people of rabbinic descent.
What part of speech is rebbishe?
Rebbishe is a noun.

Words near rebbishe in the dictionary

  1. rebbes
  2. rebbetzin
  3. rebbetzins
  4. rebbi
  5. rebbis
  6. rebbishe
  7. rebble
  8. REBCO
  9. REBCOs
  10. rebdou
  11. rebeach

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