'Rabbi' definitions:
Definition of 'rabbi'
(from WordNet)
noun
Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
noun
A Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher
Definition of 'Rabbi'
From: GCIDE
- Rabbi \Rab"bi\ (r[a^]r"b[imac] or r[a^]r"b[i^]; 277), n.; pl. Rabbis (r[a^]r"b[imac]z or r[a^]r"b[i^]z) or Rabbies. [L., fr. Gr. "rabbi`, Heb. rab[imac] 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. "The gravest rabbies." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren. --Matt. xxiii. 8. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'rabbi'
From: Easton
- Rabbi my master, a title of dignity given by the Jews to their doctors of the law and their distinguished teachers. It is sometimes applied to Christ (Matt. 23:7, 8; Mark 9:5 (R.V.); John 1:38, 49; 3:2; 6:25, etc.); also to John (3:26).
Definition of 'rabbi'
From: Hitchcock
- Rabbi, Rabboni, my master
Synonyms of 'rabbi'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abecedarian,
- authority,
- baal kore,
- boss,
- bwana,
- cantor,
- certified teacher,
- chef,
- chief,
- chief rabbi,
- church dignitary,
- docent,
- doctor,
- dominie,
- don,
- ecclesiarch,
- educationist,
- educator,
- elder,
- elder statesman,
- employer,
- fellow,
- goodman,
- great soul,
- guide,
- guru,
- high priest,
- husband,
- illuminate,
- instructor,
- intellect,
- intellectual,
- kohen,
- Levite,
- liege,
- liege lord,
- lord,
- lord paramount,
- lover of wisdom,
- maestro,
- mahatma,
- man of intellect,
- man of wisdom,
- mandarin,
- master,
- mastermind,
- melamed,
- mentor,
- mullah,
- oracle,
- overlord,
- padrone,
- pandit,
- paramount,
- paterfamilias,
- patriarch,
- patron,
- pedagogist,
- pedagogue,
- philosopher,
- preceptor,
- priest,
- professor,
- pundit,
- rabbin,
- rishi,
- sage,
- sahib,
- sapient,
- savant,
- scholar,
- schoolkeeper,
- schoolmaster,
- schoolteacher,
- scribe,
- seer,
- seigneur,
- seignior,
- starets,
- teacher,
- thinker,
- wise man,
- wise old man