rabbi

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a Jewish religious scholar and teacher qualified to interpret Jewish law

   The rabbi led a discussion of the passage and its legal interpretation.

2. 2
   noun

   the spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation

   The rabbi addressed the congregation during the evening service.

From Hebrew rabbī, literally 'my master' or 'my teacher,' from rav, 'master, teacher,' plus the first-person suffix -ī. It passed into English through Greek and Latin religious usage.

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