rab·bin·i·cal

[ruh-bin-i-kuhl]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to rabbis or their learning, writings, etc.
2.
for the rabbinate: a rabbinical school.
Also, rab·bin·ic.


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

non·rab·bin·i·cal, adjective
un·rab·bin·ic, adjective
un·rab·bin·i·cal, adjective
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rabbinic or rabbinical (rəˈbɪnɪk, rəˈbɪnɪkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of or relating to the rabbis, their teachings, writings, views, language, etc
 
rabbinical or rabbinical
 
adj
 
rab'binically or rabbinical
 
adv

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Example sentences
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Rabbinical tribunals may sanction a husband who refuses divorce but may not
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