Maskil
[ mahs-keel ]
noun,plural Mas·ki·lim [mahs-kee-leem]. /mɑs kiˈlim/. Judaism.
an advocate or supporter of the Haskalah.
Origin of Maskil
1From the Hebrew word maśkīl literally, enlightened
Other words from Maskil
- Mas·kil·ic [mah-skil-ik], /mɑˈskɪl ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby Maskil
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How to use Maskil in a sentence
It is true that the Maskil dogged my footsteps, but he had become antipathetic to me, and I couldn't look at him.
Stories and Pictures | Isaac Loeb PeretzOur Maskil stops at blacking his boots and wearing a black ribbon round his neck.
Stories and Pictures | Isaac Loeb PeretzOn the strength of what he is a Maskil, it is hard to tell—enough that people should consider him one!
Stories and Pictures | Isaac Loeb PeretzThe rabbi stood in the centre, I and the Maskil on either side of him, and we all three began to call out.
Stories and Pictures | Isaac Loeb PeretzIt is evident that the Maskil had studied in a Cheder, in the great world one meets with other Maskilm.
Stories and Pictures | Isaac Loeb Peretz
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