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yechinik

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

one who believes that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn is the Messiah; a Meshichist

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism, derogatory, possibly

Examples

  • Her cousin is visiting and he's a yechnik, although the family isn't.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From יְחִי (y'chi, “may he live”) + English -nik, from the common Meshichist song Yechi Adoneinu.