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RABBINATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The office or function of a rabbi
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rabbinate" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Rabbis collectively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("rabbinate" is a kind of...):
priesthood (the body of ordained religious practitioners)
Meronyms (members of "rabbinate"):
rabbi (spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law)
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