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Judaica en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (formal, not-comparable) Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.

Relateds

Hebraica · Judaic

Synonyms

Judaic · Jewish

Judaica en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Artifacts, 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:
    • 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: