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Definition of "rebbe" [rebbe]

  • A Jewish spiritual leader or rabbi, especially of a Hasidic sect. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "rebbe" in a sentence
  • ""I believe the rebbe is the Moshiach," says Shifra Hendrie, who initiated a dinner for 3,000 Lubavitch women last January to help promote that belief among Jews and Gentiles alike."
  • "In the many affidavits filed in the case so far, it appears that most Chabad leaders privately believe that the rebbe was the Messiah."
  • "Mr. Heilman and Mr. Friedman explain how the rebbe was a master of spiritual judo."