Maskil

American  

[mahs-keel] / ˈmɑs kil /

noun

Judaism.

plural

Maskilim

1. an advocate or supporter of the Haskalah.

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Other Word Forms

• Maskilic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Maskil

From the Hebrew word maśkīl literally, enlightened

Example Sentences

He came under the influence of a Maskil in Odessa and went away to France where he became a great mathematician and taught in a university.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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

From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb

When the Chossid slapped the Maskil, the child turned pale and green with fright, so that I took him by the hand and led him out of the room.

From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb

Sad and perplexed in spirit, I came down from the rabbi, with the Maskil, and into the street.

From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb

"And the moral," interposes the Maskil, "is that one shouldn't keep rubbish heaps under the window, that you can do nothing without money, and, above all, that one shouldn't be frightened of any Rebbe!"

From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb