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Judaistic

Judaistic

8.4
About Jewish religion and its practices
  • adjective
  • /ˌdʒuːdəˈɪstɪk/
translation icon : judaico
  • His Judaistic beliefs shaped his understanding of morality and community.

Examples

  • Very amusing, Ben, but you know that the Synoptics are thoroughly Judaistic; they don't claim Jesus as God in the sense of Philo's attempt to synthesize Judaism with Greek philosophy.

    Blog text (20)

  • "The Judaistic approach to death is a conscious act of giving oneself away." Christians believe that they should be aware of when they are dying.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Well, and that is the Judaistic puzzle, right, about Jews.

  • The congregation held a Judaistic ceremony to celebrate the Jewish New Year.

  • Many aspects of the Judaistic tradition emphasize the importance of prayer and study.

Synonyms

Jewish
vsJudaistic
∞ 2.6

Relating to the religion or culture of people who follow Judaism

is narrower, used mainly for religion and ritual practices
Judaic
vsJudaistic
2 7.7

Relating to Jewish people, their culture, and their religion

focuses on religious beliefs and ritual practices specifically
Judaist
vsJudaistic
7.9

Relating to Jewish beliefs, practices, or culture

is limited to religion and ritual practices rather than culture
Judaical
vsJudaistic
  • Archaic
9.9

Relating to Jewish people, their culture or religion

stresses religion and ritual practice rather than general cultural use

How Jewish

Jewish
∞ 2.6
Judaistic
8.4

Surface Forms

Judaistic positive

Morphology

Judaistic = Judaist (transparent) = Judaist + ic

Formed by the productive adjectival suffix '-ic' on the noun 'Judaist', so the basic meaning 'relating to Judaists/Judaism' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Judaistic comes from the name Judah and Judaea, the region and people called 'Jews', and it is the same root as Jewish. So Judaistic means relating to Judaism or Jewish religious life.