jewish
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Following the religion of Judaism.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdʒuɪʃ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Following the religion of Judaism.
Of or relating to Jews, their ethnicities or cultures.
Yiddish.
noun
non-native speakers' Englishproscribed
A Jew.
informalproscribed
The Hebrew language.
informalproscribed
The Yiddish language.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Following the religion of Judaism.
Used this way, jewish is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a religious use: it carries the weight of tradition and ceremony.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Religion/spirituality
- Historical writing
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The calendar used by the Jews.
A month in the Jewish calendar.
A religious holiday for Jews.
A solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri.
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism.
Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- judaismnoun
- persecutionnoun
- torahnoun
- jewnoun
- congregationnoun
- synagoguenoun
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