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Noun: rabbinate  ra-bin-ut
  1. The office or function of a rabbi
    "He studied for years before entering the rabbinate"
     
  2. Rabbis collectively
    "The rabbinate issued a statement on dietary laws"

Derived forms: rabbinates

Type of: berth, office, place, position, post, priesthood, situation

Encyclopedia: Rabbinate