1. in a manner relating to rabbis or rabbinic teachings and interpretations of Jewish law
Usage: religious; academic

Examples

• The text was interpreted rabbinically according to traditional Jewish scholarship.
• He approached the legal question rabbinically, drawing on centuries of commentary.
• The passage was understood rabbinically rather than literally.
• She studied the Torah rabbinically under the guidance of learned scholars.
• The debate was conducted rabbinically with extensive citation of authorities.
• The community decided the matter rabbinically through careful textual analysis.