Judaic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Judaic.wav

Word forms

Judaic Judaick

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French judaique (modern French judaïque) and its etymon Latin iūdaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊκός (Ioudaïkós), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ic.

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