Maskil
Americannoun
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Origin of Maskil
From the Hebrew word maśkīl literally, enlightened
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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
Our Maskil stops at blacking his boots and wearing a black ribbon round his neck.
From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb
On the strength of what he is a Maskil, it is hard to tell—enough that people should consider him one!
From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb
His work is the portal through which the Maskil had to pass, and sometimes passes to this day, on the path of development toward modern civilization.
From The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) by Slouschz, Nahum
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
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