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Rabboni

/ræˈboʊ.naɪ/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15400 frequency
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    An honorific title meaning 'my master' or 'teacher', used in the New Testament to address Jesus.

    "Mary Magdalene turned and cried out to him in Hebrew, 'Rabboni!' which means 'Teacher'."

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Derived from the Aramaic word 'rabboni', an intensive and respectful form of 'rabbi' meaning 'my master' or 'my great teacher'. It enters English primarily through biblical translations of the New Testament, notably the Gospels where Mary Magdalene addresses the resurrected Jesus.

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