rebbe









rebbe


noun Yiddish.

  1. a teacher in a Jewish school.
  2. (often initial capital letter) a title of respect for the leader of a Hasidic group.

noun Judaism

  1. the usually dynastic leader of a Chassidic sect
  2. an individual’s chosen spiritual mentor
n.

1881, from Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbi (see rabbi).

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