Judaic

English

Alternative forms

• Judaick (obsolete)

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.

Pronunciation

• 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.

Synonyms

• Jewish

Derived terms

• Judaic harp

Related terms

• Judaica

Translations

pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish

• Bulgarian: юдейски (judejski)
• Catalan: judaic
• French: judaïque (fr)
• Georgian: იუდეური (iudeuri), ებრაული (ka) (ebrauli)
• Hebrew: יהודי (he)
• Irish: Siúdéic
• Portuguese: judaico (pt)
• Romanian: iudaic (ro)
• Russian: иуде́йский (ru) (iudéjskij), евре́йский (ru) (jevréjskij)
• Spanish: judaico (es)

Anagrams

• Judica