rabbinic

adjective

rab·​bin·​ic rə-ˈbi-nik 

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variants or rabbinical

rə-ˈbi-ni-kəl 

ra-

1

: of or relating to rabbis or their writings

2

: of or preparing for the rabbinate

3

: comprising or belonging to any of several sets of Hebrew characters simpler than the square Hebrew letters

rabbinically

rə-ˈbi-ni-k(ə-)lē 

ra-

adverb

Examples of rabbinic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the particular rule regarding kohanim and converts is rabbinic, not Biblical, which—arguably—allows a degree of discretion. —Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024

The ark described in the Torah, which housed the Ten Commandments tablets among other holy objects, was hidden after the destruction of the First Temple, per rabbinic tradition. —Alex Traiman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024

Many of the million or so new arrivals had never kept kosher or been circumcised, and roughly a quarter of those weren’t considered Jews by Israel’s rabbinic establishment, usually because their mothers, like Zoya’s, weren’t Jewish. —Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024

Two paintings, for example, lampoon the rabbinic authorities who enforce religious law. —Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1