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as in priestly
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Recent Examples of rabbinic
There are still ultra-Orthodox Jews who reject the Zionist return to pre-rabbinic traditions of the Book of Maccabees, for example.
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Joshua Shanes, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
When the consolidation was announced in 2022, the college faced a record $8.8 million deficit and rabbinic student enrollment had dropped by 37% over the previous 15 years.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
In the standard post-Talmudic rabbinic interpretation, this was a natural animosity, a jealous resentment born of God’s decision to choose the Jews for his covenant.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The divorce took place within the month at the Modern Orthodox rabbinic court.
—Tova Reich, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
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Joshua Shanes, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
When the consolidation was announced in 2022, the college faced a record $8.8 million deficit and rabbinic student enrollment had dropped by 37% over the previous 15 years.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
In the standard post-Talmudic rabbinic interpretation, this was a natural animosity, a jealous resentment born of God’s decision to choose the Jews for his covenant.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The divorce took place within the month at the Modern Orthodox rabbinic court.
—Tova Reich, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbinic
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Lopez’s thoughts turned to those who may have strayed from the faith, the priestly role in bringing them back and the importance of Christmas in perhaps sparking that return.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Dec. 2025
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Full priestly duties June through October, combined with driving up and down the mountain, had been a stretch.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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Despite the heavy bombing campaign, there will be no invasion of Iran by American or Israeli troops to overthrow the clerical regime.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Under Iran's constitution, the supreme leader is appointed by the Assembly of Experts, an 88-member clerical body elected by the public every eight years.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Thaksin could be eligible for parole in May, his nephew is the party’s prime ministerial candidate.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The referendum refers political reforms that include prime ministerial term limits, stronger checks on executive power and other safeguards preventing parliamentary power consolidation.—
Julhas Alam,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Now Peterson is suing to assert his advisory privileges and regain access to the DAF, which was started by his late father, Gordon Peterson, a real estate investor and devout Christian, to support evangelical Christian causes.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s State of the Union address, however, was meant to appeal to a base largely composed of white evangelical Christians, Perry said.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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The announcement sets the stage for one of the busiest papal travel schedules in years, since Leo will also be undertaking a grand tour of Italy starting in May that will take him up and down the peninsula in a half-dozen one-day visits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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As a result, the consecration of bishops without papal consent is considered a grave threat to church unity and a cause of schism, since bishops can ordain new priests.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Like his apostolic namesake, Thomas believes unquestioningly in the evidence of his senses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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The ceremony will be presided over by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
18 Dec. 2025
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This year there was the addition of a new episcopal area for Burundi and Rwanda and the appointment of nine new bishops, a reversal of the trend among U.S. bishops.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Oct. 2025
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Haller Suites & Restaurant offers a dining experience with panoramic views over the episcopal town.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Embedded in a patriarchal family within an oppressive society, Mrie faces the challenge of disentangling herself from both.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Isabel Allende was both topical and prophetic with her view of a world dominated by patriarchy and patriarchal thinking, a world that now feels familiar, according to the showrunners behind Prime Video’s adaptation of her most popular novel.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Rabbinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbinic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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