Judaize
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
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to conform or bring into conformity with Judaism
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(tr) to convert to Judaism
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(tr) to imbue with Jewish principles
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Judaize
1575–85; < Late Latin jūdaizāre < Greek ioudaízein, equivalent to Ioudaî ( os ) Jew + -izein -ize
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But of more importance was the minor private cultus of pious exercises, which served to Judaize the whole life of every individual.
From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius
All the devout Gentiles whom Paul met on his journeys were Judaized Greeks or Syrians; for the Pharisees traversed land and sea to make one proselyte.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
The English translation of the Bible had to a very great degree Judaized, not the English mind, but the Puritan temper.
From Among My Books Second Series by Lowell, James Russell
Vespasian and Titus forebore to take the title "Judaicus" after their triumph, lest it should be taken to mean that they had Judaized.
From Josephus by Bentwich, Norman
Its governing and wealthy classes were probably Greek, the common people being Hellenized and Judaized Aramaeans.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
This sort of spurious humility was already detected by St. Paul, in company with other Judaizing and falsely ascetic tendencies, as a peril of the Asiatic churches, and especially of the Colossians.
From St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition by Gore, Charles
The term, however, specially designates a Judaizing sect who returned to the literal observation of the Mosaic law: Döllinger, Beiträge, t. ii., pp.
From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour
Their religion is not far from embodying the very dream of the Judaizing zealots of the Apostolic age.
From Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity by Newman, John Henry
Except among the Judaizing Christians, neither the temple nor its site inspired pious sentiments.
From The Life of Jesus by Renan, Ernest
St. Paul believed that such Judaizing teaching was inconsistent with the fundamental Christian 'tradition.'
From St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. II A Practical Exposition by Gore, Charles
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