the teachings and traditions of the rabbis of the Talmudic period
Derived forms
rabbinist (ˈrabbinist)
noun, adjective
rabbinistic (ˌrabbiˈnistic)
adjective
rabbinism in American English
(ˈræbɪˌnɪzəm)
noun
rabbinical teachings and traditions
rabbinism in American English
(ˈræbəˌnɪzəm)
noun
the beliefs, practices, and precepts of the rabbis of the Talmudic period
Word origin
[1645–55; rabbin + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1645–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cruise, herringbone, regulator, simmer, soup-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism)