rabbinism
(ˈræbɪnɪz(ə)m)
[f. rabbin + -ism: cf. F. rabbinisme, Pg., Sp. rabinismo.]
1. The teaching or doctrines of the rabbins.
| 1652 Gaule Magastrom. 43 The key of doctorall and magisteriall rabbinismes and cabalismes. 1833 Blackw. Mag. XXXIII. 628 Rabbinism has continued full of trivial observances. 1887 Spectator 1 Oct. 1307 The history of mediæval rabbinism. |
2. A rabbinical expression; a peculiarity of the language of the rabbins.
| 1832 in Webster. |