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Judaization

Judaization

9.9
To make someone follow the Jewish religion and its practices
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒuːdəˈeɪʒən/
translation icon : judaización
  • The ongoing Judaization efforts within the diaspora aim to strengthen Jewish identities and practices among younger generations.

Examples

  • This Judaization process led to about 93 percent of the Israeli territory being brought under public ownership (under various categories).

    Academic text (2006)

  • The Judaization of the community involved educational programs that taught Jewish customs and traditions.

  • Historically, the Judaization of certain regions often resulted in significant cultural shifts and interfaith dialogues.

Synonyms

conversion
vsJudaization
56 4.8

Changing from one religion or belief to another

describes the active process of causing people to adopt a specific religion
evangelization
vsJudaization
5 8.0

Spreading religious beliefs to try to convert people

focuses on changing people to one particular religion
proselytization
vsJudaization
1 9.1

Trying to make someone change their religion or beliefs

aims specifically to change people to one particular religion

How Jewish

Judaization
9.9
conversion
56 4.8
adoption
295 2.8
to influence
591 2.2

Surface Forms

Judaization singular
Judaizations plural

Morphology

Judaization = Judaize (transparent) = Juda + ize + ation

Formed by adding the productive nominalizing suffix '-ation' to the verb 'Judaize' and denotes the process/result of making something Jewish, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Judaization comes from Juda-, from the name 'Judah' for the Jewish people, plus -ize meaning 'to make' and -ation meaning 'the process'. So Judaization is the process of turning people to Jewish beliefs or making them follow Jewish practices.