What does "rabbi" mean?
Rabbi: Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. "The gravest rabbies." Milton. Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren. Matt. xxiii. 8.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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