kosherness

1 8.2

The state of food or kitchen items being allowed under Jewish food rules

noun
/ˈkoʊʃərnəs/

: kosheridad

She questioned the kosherness of the meat after discovering it wasn't certified by a rabbi.

And it's funny, I know a lot of this from some of the laws of, of Kash root of Kosherness.

Examples

The kosherness of the food was carefully inspected to ensure it met all dietary laws.
Many restaurants now highlight the kosherness of their dishes to attract customers who follow Jewish dietary practices.
It's one thing to believe that your faith requires you to keep kosher, but it's quite another thing to believe it's appropriate to use the political process to push kosherness on everyone in a pluralistic society.

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Antonyms

nonkosher

1 8.1

Food or dishes not allowed by Jewish food rules

Surface Forms

kosherness singular

koshernesses plural

Morphology

kosherness = kosher (transparent) = kosher + ness

Derived by productive English suffix '-ness' forming a noun meaning 'the state or quality of being kosher', which is directly predictable from the adjective.

Etymology

Kosherness comes from the Hebrew word kashér, which means 'fit' or 'proper', and it came into English through Yiddish. So kosherness simply means the quality of being 'fit' or acceptable under Jewish food rules, which is why people check the kosherness of food and kitchens.