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noun - One who maintains that the vowel points of the word Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; -- opposed to adonist.
- The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah. See Elohist.
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- The characteristic manner of the differs from that of his predecessor the Elohist. He is fuller and freer in his descriptions; more reflective in his assignment of motives and causes; more artificial in mode of narration - S. Davidson
- (By extension): Anyone who uses the word "Jehovah" as the name of his God in worship
- (Pejorative): A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
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| Jew |
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noun
- An adherent of Judaism.
- A person who claims a cultural or ancestral connection to the Jewish people (see secular Jew).
verb
- (offensive) (alternative spelling of, jew)
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| Jewry |
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noun (Jewries)
- Jews in general; the Jewish population of a locale.
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| Jubilee |
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noun (wikipedia, Jubilee (Christian))
- (in the Old Testament) a year of rest, observed by the Israelites every 50 years
- (in Roman Catholicism) a holy year when people are encouraged to make a pilgrimage to Rome
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| Judaic |
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adjective
- Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.
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| Judaism |
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proper noun (Judaisms, -)
- A world religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle-East, as documented in their religious writings, the Torah or Old Testament.
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