adjective
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of or relating to the Jews or Judaism
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a less common word for Jewish
Other Word Forms
- Judaically adverb
- anti-Judaic adjective
- pro-Judaic adjective
Etymology
Origin of Judaic
1605–15; < Latin jūdaicus < Greek ioudaikós, equivalent to Ioudaî ( os ) Jew + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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In “Mordecai M. Kaplan: Restless Soul,” Jenna Weissman Joselit, a professor of Judaic studies and history at George Washington University, reminds us of his significant contributions to American Jewry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
And they’re going to get a very different answer than they would have gotten from a Judaic studies teacher at their college.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025
On Aug. 23, Goma’s mayor banned a protest organized by a sect called the Natural Judaic and Messianic Faith Towards the Nations, known colloquially as Wazalendo.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023
The Judaic group living in Aksum was known as Beta Israel.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Since Fischer’s Worldwide Church of God faith observed the same dietary and many of the Sabbath laws as the Judaic tradition, Grossinger’s was an ideal selection.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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