English Dictionary: rabbis | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rabbi \Rab"bi\, n.; pl. {Rabbis}or {Rabbies}. [L., fr. Gr. [?], Heb. rab[c6] my master, from rab master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. rabb.] Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. [bd]The gravest rabbies.[b8] --Milton. Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren. --Matt. xxiii. 8. |