rabbi

Noun
US[rab-ahy]/ˈræˌbaɪ/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)rabbis

  1. spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish lawType of spiritual leaderKinds amoraExamples Hillel II, HillelMember of rabbinate
  2. a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacherType of title, title of respect

Related words rabbinic adjective, rabbinical adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Rab′bi (răr′bī or răr′bĭ; 277), noun; pl. Rabbis (răr′wb-a1′>′bīz or răr′wb-a1′>′bĭz) or Rabbies.

Origin: L., fr. Gr. ῥαββί, Heb. rabī my master, from rab master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. rabb.

Master; lord; teacher; — a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. “The gravest rabbies.” John Milton

Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren.— Matt. xxiii. 8.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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