Haskalah

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[hah-skuh-lah, hah-skaw-luh, hah-skah-lah] / ˌhɑ skəˈlɑ, hɑˈskɔ lə, hɑ skɑˈlɑ /

noun

1. an 18th–19th-century movement among central and eastern European Jews, begun in Germany under the leadership of Moses Mendelssohn, designed to make Jews and Judaism more cosmopolitan in character by promoting knowledge of and contributions to the secular arts and sciences and encouraging adoption of the dress, customs, and language of the general population.

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Etymology

Origin of Haskalah

From the Hebrew word haśkālāh enlightenment

Example Sentences

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Haskalah

To each of them Haskalah implied different ideals, and through each it promulgated diverse doctrines.

From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Jacob S. Raisin

Haskalah itself was not impugned, and as theretofore translations and original works on science were encouraged, and the wish was entertained that "many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."

From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Jacob S. Raisin

Strange to say, he little suspected the tremendous influence he exerted upon the Haskalah movement, but was quite sanguine of the success of his fight for "truth and justice among the nations."

From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Jacob S. Raisin

The path of Haskalah was slowly yet surely cleared.

From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Jacob S. Raisin

Haskalah lovers multiplied rapidly, and were found in the early "forties" in every city of any size in the Pale.

From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Jacob S. Raisin