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Etymology

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Borrowed (possibly via Yiddish) from Hebrew אדמו״ר, abbreviation of אדוננו מורנו ורבנו (“our master, teacher and rabbi”).

Noun

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admor (plural admorim)

  1. (Judaism) A Hasidic rebbe, the leader of a Hasidic court.
    • 1994 July 26, A. Engler Anderson, “Why are Hasidim speaking for all Orthodox”, in soc.culture.jewish[1] (Usenet):
      The movement reunited under the third Rebbe, Menachem Mendel (Zemah Zedeq) -- only to experience another schism after his passing and the creation of multiple courts of Chabad admorim.
    • 2022, Abie Rotenberg, “Al Hatzadikim”, in Journeys, Vol. 5[2]:
      I beg of you dear Rebbe, who is our last resort
      Though a single Matza will suffice for me
      My father is an Admor, and Vizhnitz is his court
      And as such he must be given three