rabbis

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rabbis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rabbi \Rab"bi\ (r[a^]r"b[imac] or r[a^]r"b[i^]; 277), n.; pl.
     Rabbis (r[a^]r"b[imac]z or r[a^]r"b[i^]z) or Rabbies.
     [L., fr. Gr. "rabbi`, Heb. rab[imac] my master, from rab
     master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. rabb.]
     Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor
     for a teacher or doctor of the law. "The gravest rabbies."
     --Milton.
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           Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even
           Christ, and all ye are brethren.         --Matt. xxiii.
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