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Meaning of rabbinate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɹæbɪnət

Definitions

  1. The office or function of a rabbi.
  2. A body of rabbis.
  3. Rabbis collectively.

Equivalents

Čeština rabinát
Deutsch Rabbinat
Français rabbinat
Polski rabinat
Română rabinat
Türkçe hahamlık

Examples

“Adam [...] thought the call to the rabbinate should be entirely pure, a discussion a man has with God.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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