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rabbis

Variant of rabbi

noun pl. rabbis

  1. Judaism a scholar and teacher of the Jewish law; now, specif., an ordained Jew, usually the spiritual head of a congregation, qualified to decide questions of law and ritual and to perform marriages, supervise religious education, etc.
  2. Slang a sponsor; influential friend

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