caliphal

adjective

Definition of caliphalnext
as in rabbinical

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  1. rabbinic
  2. ecclesiastical
  3. monastic
  4. ecclesiastic
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of rabbinic
Adjective
  • She has been recognized multiple times for her age, including: Jan. 2, 2022 – Oldest Brazilian ecclesiastical person ever.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • In the 16th century, Rabelais furnished his novels with long lists of books, using the titles to satirize ecclesiastical libraries, the clergy, and religion in general.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of ecclesiastical
Adjective
  • For Seal Team Six, that meant adhering to an almost monastic routine.
    Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Auerbach lived a famously monastic existence, devoting himself to his work.
    The Week UK, theweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of monastic
Adjective
  • But Thondup is also sharply critical of the Tibetan political and ecclesiastic elite for their gross mismanagement of their relations with China.
    Anne F. Thurston, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2016
  • As Sheldon Wolin, author of Politics and Vision, and many others have pointed out, the Middle Ages and Renaissance saw a powerful flow of ideas from ecclesiastic to secular political philosophy.
    Jonathan Schlefer, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2015
Definition of ecclesiastic
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