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Judaic

//d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion. not-comparable

    "While many consider Chanukah a celebration of Judaic values over Greek values, this is an error. The Maccabees were fighting for the rights of all cultures to exist within the same empire."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion wordnet

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. Doublet of Jewy.

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