RABBINATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rabbinate mean? 

• RABBINATE (noun)
  The noun RABBINATE has 2 senses:

1. rabbis collectively

2. the office or function of a rabbi

  Familiarity information: RABBINATE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RABBINATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rabbis collectively

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("rabbinate" is a kind of...):

priesthood (the body of ordained religious practitioners)

Meronyms (members of "rabbinate"):

rabbi (spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The office or function of a rabbi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("rabbinate" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)