haggadist
Americannoun
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one of the writers of the Aggadah.
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a person who is versed in the Aggadah.
noun
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a writer of Aggadoth
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an expert in or a student of haggadic literature
Other Word Forms
- haggadistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of haggadist
First recorded in 1855–60; Haggad(ah) + -ist
Example Sentences
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Haggad′ic, Haggadist′ic, pertaining to the Haggada, said of free interpretation, opposed to Halachic or legal.—n.
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According to a Palestinian Haggadist, “Israel would never have persevered so long, had not the Torah, the marriage contract of Israel with its God, pledged to it a glorious future on the holy soil.”
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According to one Haggadist,794 even the Messiah will appear first as a preacher of repentance, admonishing the heathen nations to be converted to the true God and repent before Him, lest they fall into perdition.
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According to another Haggadist the verse of the Psalm, “The voice of the Lord resoundeth with power,”417 teaches how God reveals Himself, not with His own overwhelming might, but according to each man's individual power and capacity.
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XXII, 34; here also a later Haggadist removes the reference to the half-proselytes.
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