RABBINIC Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

rabbinic

adjective

variants or rabbinical

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as in priestly

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Recent Examples of rabbinic Two paintings, for example, lampoon the rabbinic authorities who enforce religious law. —

Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024 When the consolidation was announced in 2022, the college faced a record $8.8 million deficit and rabbinic student enrollment had dropped by 37% over the previous 15 years. —

Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024 At every grill along the road, there was pork along with beef, chicken, and lamb: defying rabbinic law seemed another sign of such Israelis’ wondrous temerity. —

Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024 In fact, the Zionist pioneers, the precursors of Israel’s liberals, were secular modernizers who were appalled by the rabbinic strictures that alienated Jews in Eastern European cities. —

Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rabbinic

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The southern tradition is rooted partly in a century-old revolt against the privileges granted to Brahmans, the priestly caste that sits at the top of Hinduism’s ancient social hierarchy.

— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Francis has long made prison ministry an important part of his priestly vocation and has made several visits to Rebibbia since becoming pope in 2013 while also including prison visits in many of his foreign trips.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024