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as in priestly
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Recent Examples of rabbinic
But the particular rule regarding kohanim and converts is rabbinic, not Biblical, which—arguably—allows a degree of discretion.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
The ark described in the Torah, which housed the Ten Commandments tablets among other holy objects, was hidden after the destruction of the First Temple, per rabbinic tradition.
—Alex Traiman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
Many of the million or so new arrivals had never kept kosher or been circumcised, and roughly a quarter of those weren’t considered Jews by Israel’s rabbinic establishment, usually because their mothers, like Zoya’s, weren’t Jewish.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Two paintings, for example, lampoon the rabbinic authorities who enforce religious law.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
The ark described in the Torah, which housed the Ten Commandments tablets among other holy objects, was hidden after the destruction of the First Temple, per rabbinic tradition.
—Alex Traiman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
Many of the million or so new arrivals had never kept kosher or been circumcised, and roughly a quarter of those weren’t considered Jews by Israel’s rabbinic establishment, usually because their mothers, like Zoya’s, weren’t Jewish.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Two paintings, for example, lampoon the rabbinic authorities who enforce religious law.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbinic
Adjective
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Francis has long made ministry to prisoners a hallmark of his priestly vocation, and a Holy Year dedicated to a message of hope is no exception.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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One thing to consider, however, is that Leviticus is devoted to priestly concerns.—
Jacob F. Love,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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Van Arsdale said the inconsistencies in John Doe’s story were due to a clerical error in filing.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Nothing crushes trust faster than feeling you’ve been blindsided, even if the cause was a simple clerical error.—
David Boice,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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The British Foreign Office confirmed that ministerial Ukraine peace talks with U.S. and European counterparts were postponed and downgraded to behind-the-scenes meetings with officials.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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Aimee had three ministerial assistants and a board of seven elders, along with 21 deacons — 14 of them women.—
Claire Hoffman,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2025
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If his successor is chosen from the global South, his evangelical campaigns may continue.—
VICTOR GAETAN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the United States, where various types of Protestantism used to be associated with elite culture, Catholicism has risen on the right, while various evangelical, and both Catholicism more tolerant nondenominational Christian churches, have grown, as opposed to more popular atheism or agnosticism.—
Christian Paz,
Vox,
25 Apr. 2025
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The papal flag was positioned in the entryway to the campus center, the flagpole placed on the school's logo.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order chose the papal name Leo XIV.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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In 2014, he was appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru by Pope Francis, according to the Vatican.—
May 8,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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In April 2020, Francis appointed him to be the apostolic administrator of the diocese of Callao, also in Peru, his profile said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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The lime-green Met Gala look, May 2018 Photography Shutterstock Miuccia wasn’t about episcopal tailoring or a gilded colour palette for 2018’s Met Gala, themed Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination.—
Julia Hobbs,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2024
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Congregations have been disaffiliating by vote in individual episcopal area conferences, and more than 4,000 congregations have already disaffiliated under the law, including 71 previously in Kentucky.—
Caleb Wiegandt,
The Courier-Journal,
5 June 2023
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Innocent also linked this behavior to larger systemic issues, such as patriarchal power structures, where leaders often feel entitled to claim credit for work that isn't theirs.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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In a time when patriarchal family and societal structures allowed men like Gwan-sik and Sang-gil power over their wives and daughters, Gwan-sik chose to love Ae-sun rather than to control her.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Rabbinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbinic. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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