amora

or A·mo·ra

[ uh-mawr-uh, uh-mohr-uh ]

noun,plural a·mo·ra·im [ah-maw-rah-im, ah-moh-]. /ˌɑ mɔˈrɑ ɪm, ˌɑ moʊ-/. Judaism.
  1. one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.

Origin of amora

1
From the Hebrew word āmōrā' “interpreter”

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How to use amora in a sentence

  • A governess took the place of his mother, while Rabba, the sagacious amora of Pumbeditha, filled that of his father.

  • The tribe of Raptores (amora) is uncommonly numerous, and on the whole very useful in Abyssinia.

    The Highlands of Ethiopia | William Cornwallis Harris
  • From this aspect of their labors they received the name of Amoraim (amora, Expounder).

  • Mr. Larkins manifested a desire to know the name of my amora acquaintance, and was promptly enlightened.

    Out of a Labyrinth | Lawrence L. Lynch
  • He was said to live somewhere between amora and Sharon, perhaps here I could learn the precise location of his abiding place.

    Out of a Labyrinth | Lawrence L. Lynch