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Definitions for Rabbi

[1] 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 his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community. Compare cantor(def 2) .
[2] a title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher.
[3] a Jewish scholar qualified to rule on questions of Jewish law.
[4] any of the Jewish scholars of the 1st to 6th centuries a.d. who contributed to the writing, editing, or compiling of the Talmud.
[5] Slang . a personal patron or adviser, as in business.
[6] rabat1.
[7] (in Orthodox Judaism) a man qualified in accordance with traditional religious law to expound, teach, and rule in accordance with this law
[8] the religious leader of a congregation; the minister of a synagogue
[9] the Rabbis the early Jewish scholars whose teachings are recorded in the Talmud

Words related to Rabbi

priest, teacher, master, rabbin, talmudist

Words nearby Rabbi

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Origin of Rabbi

2by alteration

Words that may be confused with Rabbi

clergy, cleric, imam, minister, pastor, priest, rabbi

Word origin for Rabbi

Hebrew, from rabh master + -ī my

Synonyms for Rabbi

priest, teacher, master, rabbin, talmudist