noun
also mish·na ˈmishnə
( plural mish·na·yoth ˌmishnäˈyōt(h))
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Hebrew mishnāh instruction, oral law, from shānāh to repeat, learn
1. : the traditional doctrine of the Jews as represented and developed chiefly in the decisions of the rabbis before A.D. 200
2.
a. : a single rabbinical tenet
b. : a collection of such tenets
• mish·na·ic (ˈ)mish|nāik adjective , usually capitalized