rabbinic

adjective

rab·​bin·​ic rə-ˈbi-nik 

ra-

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

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1