yechinik

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noun

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

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

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Meanings

nounyechinik (plural yechiniks)

plural yechiniks

  1. Judaismderogatorypossiblyone who believes that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn is the Messiah; a Meshichist

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

Origin

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

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APA

yechinik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yechinik

MLA

“yechinik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yechinik. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yechinik,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yechinik.

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