Maskil

[ mahs-keel ]

noun,plural Mas·ki·lim [mahs-kee-leem]. /mɑs kiˈlim/. Judaism.
  1. an advocate or supporter of the Haskalah.

Origin of Maskil

1
From the Hebrew word maśkīl literally, enlightened

Other words from Maskil

  • Mas·kil·ic [mah-skil-ik], /mɑˈskɪl ɪk/, adjective

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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.

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  • Our Maskil stops at blacking his boots and wearing a black ribbon round his neck.

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  • On the strength of what he is a Maskil, it is hard to tell—enough that people should consider him one!

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  • The rabbi stood in the centre, I and the Maskil on either side of him, and we all three began to call out.

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  • It is evident that the Maskil had studied in a Cheder, in the great world one meets with other Maskilm.

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