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Webster 1913 Edition

(răb′bĭn-ĭst)

Noun.

[Cf. F.

rabbiniste

One among the Jews who adhered to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbins, in opposition to the Karaites, who rejected the traditions.

Noun.

Among the Jews, one who adhered to the Talmud and the traditions of the Rabbins, in opposition to the Caraites, who rejected the traditions.