rabbinate
The rabbi serves his community with wisdom and dedication from the rabbinate.
Noun: 1. The office, function, or tenure of a rabbi: This refers to the position, duties, or period of service of a religious leader in Judaism. 2. Rabbis collectively: This refers to a group of rabbis considered as a whole.
The word "rabbinate" is used to discuss the institutional role of a rabbi or to refer to the body of rabbis in a community or region. It is a formal term.
- Referring to the office/function:
- After decades of service, he decided to retire from the rabbinate.
- Her primary duty within the rabbinate was community education.
- Referring to rabbis collectively:
- The decision was made after consulting the local rabbinate.
- The national rabbinate issued a statement on the matter.
- The term can be modified to specify a type or level, such as "the chief rabbinate" (the official rabbinical authority in some countries) or "the Orthodox rabbinate."
- It can be used in historical contexts, e.g., "the rabbinate in medieval Spain."
- Rabbi (n.): A Jewish scholar or teacher, especially one who is ordained and functions as a religious leader.
- Rabbinic (adj.): Of or relating to rabbis, their writings, or their teachings.
- Rabbinical office: A synonym for the position or function.
- Rabbinical body: A synonym for the collective group.
The two core meanings are distinct but related. The first meaning ("office or function") is abstract, referring to a role. The second meaning ("rabbis collectively") is concrete, referring to the people who hold that role. The intended meaning is usually clear from context.
The rabbi serves his community with wisdom and dedication from the rabbinate.
- the office or function of a rabbi
- rabbis collectively