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rabbi
1[ rab-ahy ]
noun
plural rabbis.
- the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to the role of a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community. Compare cantor ( def 2 ).
- a title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher.
- a Jewish scholar qualified to rule on questions of Jewish law.
- any of the Jewish scholars of the 1st to 6th centuries a.d. who contributed to the writing, editing, or compiling of the Talmud.
- Slang. a personal patron or adviser, as in business.
rabbi
2[ rab-ee ]
noun
Ecclesiastical.
rabbi
/ ˈræbaɪ /
noun
- (in Orthodox Judaism) a man qualified in accordance with traditional religious law to expound, teach, and rule in accordance with this law
- the religious leader of a congregation; the minister of a synagogue
- the Rabbisthe early Jewish scholars whose teachings are recorded in the Talmud
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rabbi1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English rabi (from Old French rab(b)i) from Late Latin rabbī, from Greek rhabbí, from Hebrew rabbī “my master” (rabh “master” + -ī “my”)
Origin of rabbi2
By alteration
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rabbi1
Hebrew, from rabh master + -ī my
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Example Sentences
He was born the son of a rabbi.
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The rabbi stressed soldiers should only do what the army orders, and that the state law did not allow for the killing of the civilian population.
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The rabbi was reported missing by his wife after he did not show up to a meeting on Thursday.
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Lurie, 47, was born in San Francisco, the son of a rabbi.
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"I'm very pleased," said Rafael Shore, a rabbi who lives in Jerusalem's Old City.
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