Judaic

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Etymology

Borrowed from French judaïque, from Latin Iudaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊκός (Ioudaïkós), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda +‎ -ic. Doublet of Jewy.

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪk/

Adjective

Judaic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.
    • 1977 December 17, Eric Rogers, “The Message Of Chanukah For Gay People”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 24, page 4:
      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.
    • 2007, John Peterman, On Ancient Philosophy:
      The gods' begettings in the Theogony are reminiscent of the biblical human begettings in the Old Testament and emphasize their being in nature, unlike the Judaic God outside of it.

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