rabbis

noun

plural of rabbi
as in intellectuals

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  1. intellectuals
  2. thinkers
  3. sages
  4. intellects
  5. brains
  6. teachers
Noun
  • In 1972, filmmaker William Greaves gathered artists and intellectuals associated with the Harlem Renaissance for an intimate dinner party at Duke Ellington’s home, capturing their conversations on 16mm.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The initial wave of departures was made up of African American intellectuals, church leaders and merchants.
    — Karen Masterson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of intellectuals
Noun
  • The great religious thinkers of Antiquity—from Gautama to Pythagoras to Jesus—taught that property should be renounced or held in common.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • At his suggestion, Gray began to dive into writings by Gilles Deleuze, bell hooks and Frantz Fanon, thinkers who engaged questions of difference, race and identity.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of thinkers
Noun
  • The sages were teaching that life can progress from a state that is concealed to one of revelation and clarity, which, in our tradition, comes with this Day of Atonement.
    — Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Our sages teach us that the reason God chose to create Adam as a single human being — unlike other species, which were created in large numbers all at once — is to demonstrate that each person is as valuable as the entire world.
    — Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of sages
Noun
  • Women are compelled to suppress their desires, intellects, and emotions in Gilead.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of intellects
Noun
  • Anthropic’s revenue side needs multiple brains and does not have them yet.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • More kidslop — hyperstimulating shortform videos engineered to hook young brains and build the online empires of their creators — followed.
    — Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of brains
Noun
  • But their buildings still need maintenance, school buses still need to run, and teachers still need to be paid.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Discontented teachers staged similar walkouts elsewhere in Spain this year.
    — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
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