Dictionary Definition
rabbinate n : rabbis collectively
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- The office or function of a rabbi
- Rabbis collectively
Translations
- Hebrew:
Extensive Definition
The term rabbinate may refer to the office of a
rabbi or rabbis as a
group:
- Chief Rabbinate of Israel, the supreme Jewish religious governing body in the state of Israel
- Military Rabbinate, an Israel Defense Forces unit that provides religious services to soldiers, including non-Jews
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Sacred College, apostleship, call, care of souls, clergy, clerical order, clericals, holy orders,
ministry, pastorage, pastoral care,
pastorate, prelacy, presbytery, priestery, priesthood, priestship, sacred calling,
the church, the cloth, the desk, the ministry, the pulpit, vocation