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AMORA
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Irregular inflected form: amoraim
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments
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Hypernyms ("amora" is a kind of...):
rabbi (spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law)
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