English Explanatory Dictionary

Judaica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Artifacts, or less commonly, matters pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion, particularly ritual objects.
adj
  1. Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə/

Word forms

Judaica

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūdaica, neuter plural of iūdaicus (“Jewish”), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ica. Doublet of giudecca and Judecca.

Synonyms

Jewish Judaic

Related words

Judaic Hebraica
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