amora
noun
amo·ra
əˈmōrə
plural amoraim
ˌämōˈräˌim
often capitalized
: one of a group of rabbis (a.d. 250–500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia and whose discussions are recorded in the Palestinian and Babylonian Talmuds compare sabora, tanna
Word History
Etymology
Hebrew ămōrā' (plural ămōrā'īm) speaker, interpreter, from Aramaic āmōrā
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined above