Jewishness

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being Jewish. uncountable, usually

    "When I first knew you I was struck by your pride in your Jewishness, but as far as I knew you weren't yet a lesbian. Can you ttell me something about how you came to terms with these two parts of yourself?"

  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Jews or their culture or religion. wordnet

Synonyms

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jewhoodjewship

Example

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"His Jewishness doesn't exactly help to endear him to the right, either, especially when it's not the kind of Jewishness they accept."

Etymology

From Jewish + -ness.

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