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caliphal

adjective

Definition of caliphalnext
as in rabbinic

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  1. rabbinic
  2. ecclesiastical
  3. monastic
  4. ecclesiastic
  5. divine
  6. religious
  7. mendicant
  8. conventual
Adjective
  • Davidson holds the Peter and Mary Kalikow senior rabbinic chair at Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York.
    — Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Beth Din of America, a rabbinical court in New York City, arbitrates disputes for observant Jews under Jewish law.
    — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of rabbinic
Adjective
  • In addition, the new king will receive a solemn ecclesiastical blessing in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • His public utterances will brim with courtly niceties, and with legal and ecclesiastical arcana.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ecclesiastical
Adjective
  • But the units are monastic, at least by the standards of Nashville upperclassmen, who usually live in singles or in apartments off campus.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2026
  • When the Dark Ages descended on the ancient world, Benedict of Nursia ignited a monastic revival that would establish thousands of monasteries and train generations of devoted readers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of monastic
Adjective
  • This will be followed by a final period in Florence to learn the technique and historical evolution of egg tempera, to acquire ancient handweaving skills and expand her knowledge of its applications in the ecclesiastic context.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
  • Back then, Kennedy was constantly fending off accusations from Protestant ecclesiastic types who were wary that his nomination meant the pontiff, John XXIII, was already packing his bags for a move into the White House.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of ecclesiastic
Adjective
  • The ingredients that turn a flop into a cult classic are difficult to divine.
    — Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • This understanding reveals that our substance is not material – that, in fact, matter has nothing to do with our substance, which is entirely spiritual, as the expression of divine Spirit.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of divine
Adjective
  • Netanyahu’s government, the most ultranationalist and religious in Israel’s history, has presided over a surge of settlement construction in the West Bank.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Netanyahu’s government is the most ultranationalist and religious in Israel’s history.
    — Ibrahim Hazboun, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of religious
Adjective
  • One was that literary journalism anthology the mendicant had flipped through.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The first mendicant orders, like the Franciscans and Dominicans, received papal approval in the early 13th century.
    — Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
Definition of mendicant
Adjective
  • Martin entered the Conventual Franciscan Friars Novitiate in Ellicott City at age 17 after graduating from Curley.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2024
  • But degraded conventual forces could drive Putin to other means of exerting force.
    — Matt Seyler, ABC News, 10 May 2022
Definition of conventual
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