Dictionary

rabbinate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹæbənət/

Etymology

Etymology tree English rabbin- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English rabbinate From rabbin- + -ate.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The office or function of a rabbi.
   • Adam [...] thought the call to the rabbinate should be entirely pure, a discussion a man has with God. 2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 201:
2. (countable, uncountable) A body of rabbis.
   • The Rabbinate now uses computers to keep lists of women without proper religious divorces (a get) and children born to women without them (mamzerim) -- who are without status under Jewish law. 1989 April 8, Jon David Aloisi-Nalley, “Israeli Legislator Addresses NYC Gay Synagogue”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
3. (countable, uncountable) Rabbis collectively.

Forms

Translations (11)

he רַבָּנוּת (office or function of a rabbi) · de Rabbinat (office or function of a rabbi) · yi רביסטווע (office or function of a rabbi) · ro rabinat (office or function of a rabbi) · he רבנות (rabbis collectively) · pl rabinat (office or function of a rabbi) · cs rabinát (office or function of a rabbi) · ota خاخاملق (office or function of a rabbi) · yi רבישאַפֿט (office or function of a rabbi) · fr rabbinat (office or function of a rabbi) · tr hahamlık (office or function of a rabbi)