Sephardim

[ suh-fahr-dim, -fahr-deem ]

/ səˈfɑr dɪm, -fɑrˈdim /

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plural noun, singular Se·phar·di

[suh-fahr-dee, suh-fahr-dee]. /səˈfɑr di, sə fɑrˈdi/.

Jews of Spain and Portugal or their descendants, distinguished from the Ashkenazim and other Jewish communities chiefly by their liturgy, religious customs, and pronunciation of Hebrew: after expulsion from Spain and Portugal in 1492, established communities in North Africa, the Balkans, Western Europe, and elsewhere.

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Origin of Sephardim

First recorded in 1850–55; from Modern Hebrew Səphāraddīm, plural of Səphāraddī, equivalent to Hebrew Səphāradh, a region mentioned in Bible (Obadiah 20), probably in northern Asia Minor, but later interpreted to be Spain + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin

OTHER WORDS FROM Sephardim

Se·phar·dic, adjective

How to use Sephardim in a sentence

Jews of Sephardic origin were protected by a law of 1924 that granted them Spanish citizenship.
The Week in Death: Suzanne Gelleri Dear|The Telegraph|December 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yosef was a leader in religious outreach, and brought thousands of Sephardic Jews back into the religious fold.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Israel’s Pragmatic Kingmaker|Jay Michaelson|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To millions of Sephardic and Mizrachi Jews around the world, he was a hero.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Israel’s Pragmatic Kingmaker|Jay Michaelson|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her words were warmly received by the Speaker of the Knesset, a politician from Shas, the Sephardic ultra-Orthodox party.
Religion And State In Ruth Calderon's Knesset Speech|Zachary Braiterman|February 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The decisive faction here might be the Shas party, which represents the large Sephardic population.
Israel’s Religious Zionist Vs. Ultra-Orthodox Rift|Rabbi Daniel Landes|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Sephardic Jews in all these respects occupied a superior position, and they merited the partiality shown to them.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
For over thirty-five years he remained the spiritual chief of the Sephardic Jews in this country.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)|William Henry Atherton
Ten congregations at least were soon formed here, the most of Sephardic origin.
History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI)|Heinrich Graetz
These Jews, true to their religious instincts, built synagogues wherever they settled and were called Sephardic Congregations.
On the Trail of The Immigrant|Edward A. Steiner
His daughter was to be married under the Sephardic canopy, and no jot of synagogual honour was to be bated the bridegroom.
The King of Schnorrers|Israel Zangwill