Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The chief of the Babylonian Jews after the destruction of the temple and until the tenth century
a. d.
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- noun The leader of the Jews of the Babylonian exile.
- noun The term applied by Greeks to the head of a community of Jews in the
diaspora . - noun A grand rabbi.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The exile readily becomes an exilarch, that is to say a sort of hereditary ruler in the place of exile, recapitulating the culture of the past so far as that is possible, while drawing strength from the mythos of persecution.
A Special Supplement: The Old School at The New School Diamond, Stanley 1970
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She is identified as the wife of Rabbi Nahman, an oft-cited sage who flourished circa 250 c.e. It is possible that her father was an exilarch (BT Hullin 124a).
Yalta. 2009
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By identifying Bostenay as the “exilarch” of his novel, Disraeli associates the action with the entire history of the Jewish diaspora, the title Resh Galuta, as an exilarch with hereditary ties to the House of David, dating back to the Second Temple era. 11
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In periods of prosperity, the exilarch lived like a prince, though when the novel opens, Bostenay undergoes the indignity of paying tribute to the Turks.
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The seat of the _exilarch_ or _resh galutha_ was transferred from Pumbedita (Pumbeditha or Pombeditha) in Babylonia to
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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Mohammed Almuktafi revived the dignity of exilarch; in the Two
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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The exilarch, both in bearing and in mode of life, was a prince.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Omar's campaigns against Persia, this caliph granted them several privileges, among which may be mentioned the recognition of their exilarch Bostanaï (642).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Babylonian Talmudic schools were crowded with hearers, and had it not been for their internal dissension, religious (Karaites) and political (contests for the dignity of exilarch), the Jews of Babylon would have been as happy as they were renowned for their learning.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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The exilarch and the head of the school of Sora, with his new name of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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