Maskil

[mahs-keel]

noun

Judaism.

plural

Maskilim 

1. an advocate or supporter of the Haskalah.

Other Word Forms

• Maskilic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Maskil¹

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 Literature

Being free of all care, he becomes a Maskil.

From Project Gutenberg

On the strength of what he is a Maskil, it is hard to tell—enough that people should consider him one!

From Project Gutenberg

As I heard later, the Maskil took me for another Maskil, and was sure that I should lodge with him, or, at any rate, that he would be my first entry.

From Project Gutenberg

Ha-ha-ha!" laughs the Maskil loudly and thickly, "you can get the Tishewitz donkeys to believe that, but you won't get me!

From Project Gutenberg