Talmudic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the Talmud.
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characterized by or making extremely fine distinctions; overly detailed or subtle; hairsplitting.
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Through an artistic probing of form, perhaps reflective of his ancestors’ Talmudic dialectic, he questioned traditional pieties and challenged an existing order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
For modern progressive Jews, the Talmudic story of the miraculous flask of oil sits more comfortably than the story of zealots exercising military strength.
From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2023
The instructions for how to mud a baseball are Talmudic.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2022
His family said he was so focused on Talmudic study that he did not know how to brew tea or the name of Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2022
He was giving the Talmudic source for the quote.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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