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
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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 Julius Wellhausen
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 Norman Bentwich
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 James Russell Lowell
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
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 Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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 Louise Seymour Houghton
But here and there he met Catholics as dead-set against him as the Judaizing converts had been against his patron, St. Paul.
From Life of Father Hecker by Walter Elliott
The Ebionites are described as: A sect of heretics developed from among the Judaizing Christians of apostolic times late in the first or early in the second century.
From Simon Magus by George Robert Stow Mead
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 John Henry Newman
In 1475 the pope conferred on his legate in Castile full inquisitorial powers to prosecute and punish "Judaizing" Christians; but the mandate was not carried out.
From American Nation: a history — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600 by Edward Potts Cheyney
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