Hebraistic

[ hee-brey-is-tik, -bree- ]

/ ˌhi breɪˈɪs tɪk, -bri- /

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adjective

of or relating to Hebraists or characterized by Hebraism or Hebraisms.

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Sometimes He·bra·is·ti·cal .

Origin of Hebraistic

First recorded in 1840–50; Hebraist + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM Hebraistic

He·bra·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby Hebraistic

Hebr., Hebraic, Hebraicize, Hebraism, Hebraist, Hebraistic, Hebraize, Hebrew, Hebrew Bible, Hebrew calendar, Hebrews

How to use Hebraistic in a sentence

I could not ignore the kind but firmly severe criticism implied; I could not but revolt from this Hebraistic onslaught.
The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
It has become fashionable to divide the rival tendencies of modern thought into the two classes of Hellenistic and Hebraistic.
Among Famous Books|John Kelman
Besides, the word 'know' is used by us Hebraistic writers to include not only a mental apprehension, but also a moral feeling.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 5: Guthrie to Mozley|Various
The terrible force of this truly Hebraistic parallelism should be noted.
Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John|William Alexander

The phraseology of the verse in Θ has a distinctly Hebraistic look, much more so than in Ο´.
The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study|William Heaford Daubney