What does "judaica" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "judaica"?

Common synonyms include: jewish, jewish, judaic, judaic.

How do you pronounce "judaica"?

Pronounced //d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə//.

Judaica

//d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Artifacts, or less commonly, matters pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion, particularly ritual objects. uncountable
"‘We were just talking about Josephʼs collection — about the Judaica.’"
2
materials relating to Judaism wordnet

Adjective

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

Synonyms

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jewish jewish judaic judaic

Example

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"‘We were just talking about Josephʼs collection — about the 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.

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