What does "rabbinical" mean?

Of or relating to rabbis, their writings, or their work.

What is a synonym for "rabbinical"?

Common synonyms include: rabbinic, analytical, halakhic, learned, methodical, pedantic.

How do you pronounce "rabbinical"?

Pronounced //ɹəˈbɪnəkəl//.

Rabbinical

/ɹəˈbɪnəkəl/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or relating to rabbis, their writings, or their work. not-comparable
"1581, Robert Parsons, A Brief Censure vppon Two Bookes Written in Answere to M. Edmonde Campions Offer of Disputation, Doway: John Lyon, “Towching the Societie,” section heading, Three kyndes of Rabbinical expositions of the Law."

Adjective

1
of or relating to rabbis or their teachings wordnet

Synonyms

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rabbinic analytical halakhic learned methodical pedantic

Antonyms

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casual lay loose pragmatic

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"1581, Robert Parsons, A Brief Censure vppon Two Bookes Written in Answere to M. Edmonde Campions Offer of Disputation, Doway: John Lyon, “Towching the Societie,” section heading, Three kyndes of Rabbinical expositions of the Law."

Etymology

From rabbi + -n- + -ical.

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