Meanings
alternative obsolete Judaick
- not comparablePertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.
The gods' begettings in the Theogony are reminiscent of the biblical human begettings in the Old Testament and emphasize their being in nature, unlike the Judaic God outside of it.
2007, John Peterman, On Ancient Philosophy1 more example
While many consider Chanukah a celebration of Judaic values over Greek values, this is an error. The Maccabees were fighting for the rights of all cultures to exist within the same empire.
1977 December 17, Eric Rogers, “The Message Of Chanukah For Gay People”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 24, page 4Synonyms: Jewish
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion
adjectiveof or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Hebrewיְהוּדָה“Judah”
- Ancient GreekἸουδαϊκός
- LatinIūdaicus
- Middle Frenchjudaique
- EnglishJudaic
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.
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Bulgarian юдейски
- юдейски (judejski)pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
Catalan judaic
- judaicpertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
Chinese Mandarin 猶太的 /犹太的
- 猶太的 /犹太的pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
French judaïque
- judaïquepertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
Hebrew יהודי
- יהודיpertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
Irish Siúdéic
- Siúdéicpertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
Portuguese judaico
- judaicopertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
Romanian iudaic
- iudaicpertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
Russian иуде́йский, евре́йский
- иуде́йский (iudéjskij)pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
- евре́йский (jevréjskij)pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
Spanish judaico
- judaicopertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion — see also Jewish
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Judaic
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Cite this entry
Judaic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judaic
“Judaic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judaic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Judaic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judaic.
Source: Judaic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.