rabbinate

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

rab=bin=ate

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun rabbinate has 2 senses

rabbinate(n = noun.group) - rabbis collectively;

is a kind of

priesthood

rabbinate(n = noun.act) - the office or function of a rabbi;

THESAURUS

rabbinate

Sacred College, apostleship, call, care of souls, clergy, clerical order, clericals, holy orders, ministry, pastorage, pastoral care, pastorate, prelacy, presbytery, priestery, priesthood, priestship, sacred calling, the church, the cloth, the desk, the ministry, the pulpit, vocation