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Morenu|mɒˈreɪnuː|
Also morenu.
[Heb.]
A title of honour conferred on rabbis and Talmudic scholars.
1650E. Chilmead tr. L. Modena's Hist. Rites of Jews ii. iii. 69 In Germany, and Italy, they are to be honoured..with the Title..of..Morenu,..that is to say, Master... These men, that is to say, the Cacham, Rab, or Morenu, decide all Controversies concerning the Things that are either Lawful or Prohibited, and all other Differences. 1733tr. Picart's Ceremonies & Relig. Customs. I. ii. iii. 46 The Cacham Rau, or Morenu, determines all Manner of Debates..and passes Judgement upon all Religious Concerns. 1905Jewish Encycl. IX. 15/2 Morenu, (lit. ‘our teacher’). Term used since the middle of the fourteenth century as a title for rabbis and Talmudists. Ibid. 16/1 It can not be determined definitely why a special title was applied to rabbis, or why the term ‘morenu’ was chosen. 1962B. Abrahams tr. Life of Glückel of Hameln ii. 18 Rabbi David Hanau, the great scholar who bore the distinguished title ‘Morenu’. |