amora

noun

amo·​ra

əˈmōrə

plural amoraim

ˌämōˈräˌim

often capitalized

: one of a group of rabbis (a.d. 250–500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia and whose discussions are recorded in the Palestinian and Babylonian Talmuds compare sabora, tanna

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew ămōrā' (plural ămōrā'īm) speaker, interpreter, from Aramaic āmōrā

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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