Meanings
- not comparableRelating to rabbis.
Yoni was hired as the shul's cantor, but he has a very rabbinic attitude.
Synonyms: rabbinical
- not comparableFormulated or enacted by rabbis.
Even though some modern Jews are less interested in rabbinic enactments than the traditions that have explicit roots in Biblical law, most still practice customs that would not exist without rabbinic innovation.
1 more example
The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.
2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2021
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelating to rabbis.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to rabbis or their teachings
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan rabínic, rabínic
- rabínicRelating to rabbis
- rabínicFormulated or enacted by rabbis
Danish rabbinsk
- rabbinskFormulated or enacted by rabbis
Finnish rabbiininen, rabbiininen
- rabbiininenRelating to rabbis
- rabbiininenFormulated or enacted by rabbis
French rabbinique, rabbinique
- rabbiniqueRelating to rabbis
- rabbiniqueFormulated or enacted by rabbis
German rabbinisch, rabbinisch
- rabbinischRelating to rabbis
- rabbinischFormulated or enacted by rabbis
Hebrew רַבָּנִי, רַבָּנִי
- רַבָּנִי (rabaní)Relating to rabbis
- רַבָּנִי (rabaní)Formulated or enacted by rabbis
Lithuanian rabinistinis
- rabinistinisFormulated or enacted by rabbis
Norwegian Bokmål rabbanittisk
- rabbanittiskFormulated or enacted by rabbis
Persian ربانی, خاخامی
- ربانیRelating to rabbis
- خاخامیRelating to rabbis
- ربانیFormulated or enacted by rabbis
- خاخامیFormulated or enacted by rabbis
Polish rabinacki, rabiniczny
- rabinackiRelating to rabbis
- rabinicznyRelating to rabbis
- rabinicznyFormulated or enacted by rabbis
Portuguese rabínico, rabínico
- rabínicoRelating to rabbis
- rabínicoFormulated or enacted by rabbis
Romanian rabinic, rabinic
- rabinicRelating to rabbis
- rabinicFormulated or enacted by rabbis
Russian равви́нский, раввинистский
- равви́нский (ravvínskij)Relating to rabbis
- раввинистский (ravvinistskij)Formulated or enacted by rabbis
Slovak rabínsky
- rabínskyFormulated or enacted by rabbis
Spanish rabínico, rabínico
- rabínicoRelating to rabbis
- rabínicoFormulated or enacted by rabbis
Swedish rabbinsk, rabbinsk
- rabbinskRelating to rabbis
- rabbinskFormulated or enacted by rabbis
Yiddish רבניש, רבניש
- רבניש (rabonish)Relating to rabbis
- רבניש (rabonish)Formulated or enacted by rabbis
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with rabbinic
Cite this entry
rabbinic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabbinic
“rabbinic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabbinic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rabbinic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabbinic.
Source: rabbinic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.