Maskil
Americannoun
plural
MaskilimOther Word Forms
- Maskilic adjective
Etymology
Origin of Maskil
From the Hebrew word maśkīl literally, enlightened
Example Sentences
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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
"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
The rabbi stood in the centre, I and the Maskil on either side of him, and we all three began to call out.
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
Being free of all care, he becomes a Maskil.
From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb
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