"Rabbi" meaning in English

See Rabbi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Rabbi.wav Forms: Rabbis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Rabbi (plural Rabbis)
  1. The title of a rabbi (a Jewish scholar or teacher); used before or instead of the rabbi's name.
    Sense id: en-Rabbi-en-noun-vozaZuXd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Titles

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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