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JUDAIC

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion

Example:

a Jewish wedding

Synonyms:

Jewish; Judaic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Jew (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)

Derivation:

Jew (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion

Example:

the Judaic idea of justice

Synonyms:

Judaic; Judaical

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

Derivation:

Jew (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)

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