admor

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admor (AHD-mor) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "In Hassidism, the role of an admor passes from father to son, hence the Hassidic dynasties." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • אדמו״ר acronym of אדונינו מורנו ורבינו adoneinu moreinu verabeinu 'our master, teacher, and rabbi'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

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