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Judaic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He is Jewish
  • a Jewish wedding

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Jewish

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Judaic idea of justice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Judaical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French judaique (modern French judaïque) and its etymon Latin iūdaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊκός (Ioudaïkós), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: юдейски (judejski) — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
  • Catalan: judaic — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 猶太的 /犹太的 — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
  • French: judaïque — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
  • Georgian: იუდეური (iudeuri) — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
  • Georgian: ებრაული (ebrauli) — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
  • Hebrew: יהודי — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
  • Irish: Siúdéic — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
  • Portuguese: judaico — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
  • Romanian: iudaic — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
  • Russian: иуде́йский (iudéjskij) — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
  • Russian: евре́йский (jevréjskij) — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
  • Spanish: judaico — pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish