Dictionary

dejudaize en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + Judaize.

Meanings

1. (transitive, uncommon) To remove or eliminate Jewish beliefs or customs from someone.
   • unless they were guilty of such inconsistency of conduct as should dejudaize them. 1870, James Morison, Commentary on the Gospel according to Matthew, page 37:
   • Many of our people have been dejudaized but have not been Americanized for if they were Americanized they would feel the need of a Sabbath. 1902, Federation of American Zionists (contributor), The Maccabaean - Volumes 2-3, page 17:
   • As for political Zionism, Strauss regards it as merely "continuing and intensifying the dejudaizing tendency of assimilation." 1994, Kenneth L. Deutsch, Walter Nicgorski (editors), Leo Strauss - Political Philosopher and Jewish Thinker, page 90:
   • SAMMONS depoliticizes and dereligionizes Heine--he especially dejudaizes him--all the more to build up the man of artistic vision and integrity. 1979, School of the Jewish Woman (New York, N.Y.) (contributor), The Jewish Spectator - Volumes 44-46, page 43:
   • This is what has led Böhme to say (Versuch das Geheimnis des Menschensohns zuenthüllen, 1839) that the object of Jesus in choosing this name was to dejudaize the idea of the Messiah. 1876, Frédéric Louis Godet, Commentary on the Gospel of St. John - Volume 1, page 461:
2. (transitive) To renounce or convert from Judaism.
3. (transitive) To render less Jewish.

Forms

Antonyms

Judaize

Deriveds

dejudaization