Judaica

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/d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə/

noun

Artifacts, or less commonly, matters pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion, particularly ritual objects.

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OriginLatin iūdaica ← Hebrew יְהוּדָה →
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Meanings

nounJudaica (uncountable)
  1. uncountableArtifacts, or less commonly, matters pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion, particularly ritual objects.

    ‘We were just talking about Josephʼs collection — about the Judaica.’

    2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 32
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    You could find crucifixes as well as crystals, Christian mysticism alongside astrological charts, Buddhist self-help and Judaica sharing shelf space with Wiccan texts, Bibles cheek by jowl with copies of “Women Who Run With the Wolves.”

    2025 February 1, Ross Douthat, “Looking for Faith? Here’s a Guide to Choosing a Religion.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
adjectiveJudaica (not comparable)
  1. formalnot comparablePertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.

    Synonyms: Jewish, Judaic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.

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Origin

  1. Hebrewיְהוּדָה“Judah”
  2. Latiniūdaica
  3. EnglishJudaica

Borrowed from Latin iūdaica, neuter plural of iūdaicus (“Jewish”), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ica. Doublet of giudecca and Judecca.

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Judaica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judaica

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“Judaica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judaica. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Judaica,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judaica.

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