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Judaizer

Judaizer

1 9.9
A person who encourages Christians to follow Jewish laws and customs
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒuːdeɪˌaɪzər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : judaizante
  • In the early church, some members were influenced by Judaizers who insisted on following traditional Jewish laws.

Examples

  • We suspect the true reason you avoid pork is because you are a secret Judaizer.

    Goya's Ghosts (2006)

  • Isn't that precisely what the Apostle Paul did in twice cursing the Judaizers in Galatians?

    Blog text (22)

  • That is why he was opposed to Judaizers.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Paul explains that they did not yield to the Judaizers.

    Blog text (16)

  • Some who are called Judaizers were telling outsiders.

    Blog text (27)

  • So Paul's admonition against the Judaizers in Galatians refers to those "works of the law" that would separate the Jewish Christians from the Gentile Christians.

    Blog text (13)

  • The theologian's writings often addressed the disputes with those he referred to as Judaizers, emphasizing the importance of faith over works.

  • Historically, Judaizers played a significant role in shaping the debates surrounding early Christian doctrine.

Synonyms

proselyte
vsJudaizer
1 9.9

A person who recently joined a new religion

adopts or promotes customs rather than being a recent convert
Judaist
vsJudaizer
8.2

A person who follows the Jewish religion

adopts or promotes those customs often while outside that faith

Surface Forms

Judaizer singular
Judaizers plural

Morphology

Judaizer = Judaize (transparent) = Judaize + er

Regular agentive formation: the verb 'Judaize' + '-er' yields 'one who Judaizes', a predictable derivation for learners.

Etymology

Judaizer comes from Judaize ('to make or become Jewish') plus the ending -er ('one who does something'), and the base is the same as in Jew. In early Christian history a Judaizer was someone who tried to make Christians follow Jewish laws and customs, so the word now means a person who adopts or promotes Jewish beliefs.