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noun
a method of disputation among rabbinical scholars regarding the interpretation of Talmudic rules and principles or Scripture that involves the development of careful and often excessively subtle distinctions.
Origin:
1890–95; < Aramaic, Hebrew pilpūl, akin to pilpēl to search, debate
1890–95; < Aramaic, Hebrew pilpūl, akin to pilpēl to search, debate
Related forms
pil·pul·ist, noun
pil·pul·is·tic, adjective
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