Meanings
adjectiveHirschian (comparative more Hirschian, superlative most Hirschian)
comparative more Hirschian · superlative most Hirschian
- Of or relating to E. D. Hirsch (born 1928), American educator.
- Of or relating to Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808–1888), German rabbi, his theology, or his school of disciples.
By 1900, many of the young who grew up in the Hirschian community had dropped out and even among those who remained committed, their religious observance was rather formalistic and arid.
2006 February 28, YM, “Rabbi Wein on Robert Auman and parshas Vayishlach”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
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Hirschian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hirschian
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“Hirschian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hirschian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hirschian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hirschian.
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