ALL meanings of rabbi
rab·bi
R r - noun plural rabbi the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community. Compare cantor (def 2). 1
- noun plural rabbi a title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher. 1
- noun plural rabbi a Jewish scholar qualified to rule on questions of Jewish law. 1
- noun plural rabbi any of the Jewish scholars of the 1st to 6th centuries a.d. who contributed to the writing, editing, or compiling of the Talmud. 1
- noun plural rabbi Slang. a personal patron or adviser, as in business. 1
- abbreviation RABBI rabat1 . 1
- noun rabbi A Jewish scholar or teacher, esp. one who studies or teaches Jewish law. 1
- noun rabbi Jewish religious leader 1
- countable noun rabbi A rabbi is a Jewish religious leader, usually one who is in charge of a synagogue, one who is qualified to teach Judaism, or one who is an expert on Jewish law. 0
- noun rabbi (in Orthodox Judaism) a man qualified in accordance with traditional religious law to expound, teach, and rule in accordance with this law 0
- noun rabbi the religious leader of a congregation; the minister of a synagogue 0
- noun rabbi a scholar and teacher of the Jewish law; now, specif., an ordained Jew, usually the spiritual head of a congregation, qualified to decide questions of law and ritual and to perform marriages, supervise religious education, etc. 0
- noun rabbi a sponsor; influential friend 0