rabbinism

American  

[rab-uh-niz-uhm] / ˈræb əˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. the beliefs, practices, and precepts of the rabbis of the Talmudic period.

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rabbinism British  

/ ˈræbɪˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. the teachings and traditions of the rabbis of the Talmudic period

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Other Word Forms

• rabbinist noun
• rabbinistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of rabbinism

First recorded in 1645–55; rabbin + -ism

Example Sentences

Pharisees and scribes were one in all essentials of profession, and rabbinism was specifically their doctrine.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward

As in Susanna, there is no indication of rabbinism in the legal, religious, or social standpoints of the story.

From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford

Of that scepticism which followed the refinements of rabbinism there is no trace, either here, or in Susanna, or in Bel and the Dragon.

From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford

The tracing of likenesses quickly becomes rabbinism, almost cabalism.

From A Book of Prefaces by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)

Ceremonial Ablutions.—The numerous washings required by Jewish custom in the time of Christ were admittedly incident to rabbinism and "the tradition of the elders" and not in compliance with the Mosaic law.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward