rabbinical

[ ruh-bin-i-kuhl ]

/ rəˈbɪn ɪ kəl /

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adjective

of or relating to rabbis or their learning, writings, etc.

for the rabbinate: a rabbinical school.

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Also rab·bin·ic

[ruh-bin-ik] /rəˈbɪn ɪk/ .

Origin of rabbinical

1615–25; <Medieval Latin rabbīn(us) of a rabbi¹ + -ical

OTHER WORDS FROM rabbinical

non·rab·bin·i·cal, adjectiveun·rab·bin·ic, adjectiveun·rab·bin·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby rabbinical

rabbet plane, rabbi, rabbin, rabbinate, Rabbinic, rabbinical, rabbinics, rabbinism, Rabbinite, rabbit, rabbit ball

How to use rabbinical in a sentence

Some rabbinical authorities give credence to the resurrection of the righteous and even to the eternal status of souls.
What the Voyager Space Probes Can Teach Us About Immortality as They Sail Through Space for Eons|James Edward Huchingson|May 26, 2022|Singularity Hub
Since that time, at least 700 women have been ordained as Reform rabbis and at least half of all rabbinical students at liberal Jewish seminaries are female.
Women Lead Religious Groups In Many Ways – Besides The Growing Number Who Have Been Ordained|LGBTQ-Editor|December 13, 2021|No Straight News
Once, after she’d graduated from rabbinical school, she interviewed with a congregation’s search committee.
Making Reconstructing Judaism work for all|Kathi Wolfe|February 18, 2021|Washington Blade
I came here to be immersed in a beautiful Rabbinical-seminary town, around inspiring people with beautiful values.
Obama: Come Visit The Settlements|Samuel Lebens|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He soon proved that he had not been as deeply influenced and set upon the traditional rabbinical path as it might have seemed.
Shmuley Boteach: Michael Jackson’s Rabbi Is Running for Congress|Michael Daly|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I had formed a sort of deistical system, in which were mingled rabbinical and Mosaic principles.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
As the son of a rabbi he was educated in strict rabbinical orthodoxy, and for a time was a rabbi himself.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
His father was a well-to-do goldsmith, who had settled in Tunis in 1823, where Maimuny received a strict rabbinical education.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
This was especially true among the Hasidim, the sect of enthusiasts who set religious exaltation above rabbinical lore.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin
Jacob Tam, the greatest rabbinical authority of this time, was highly respected by the king.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz