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aggadic

aggadic adjective: of or pertaining to the Aggadah.

Adjective (1)

aggadic (comparative more aggadic, superlative most aggadic)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Aggadah.
    • According to the simple meaning, these verses warn against forgetting the Torah and against idol worship, but our Sages wove them into an Aggadic passage which deals with physical danger in order to say: Jews must protect their physical health.2024, David Golinkin, “Is Body Piercing Permitted According To Jewish Law”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 193

Adjective (2) capitalized: Aggadic

Aggadic (comparative more Aggadic, superlative most Aggadic)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of aggadic.

Forms of aggadic

comparativemore aggadic
superlativemost aggadic
alternative formAggadic
alternative formHagadic
alternative formHaggadic
alternative formhaggadic
comparativemore Aggadic
superlativemost Aggadic

Origin of aggadic

From Aggadah + -ic.

Questions about aggadic

What does aggadic mean?
Aggadic means of or pertaining to the Aggadah.
What part of speech is aggadic?
Aggadic is an adjective.

Words near aggadic in the dictionary

  1. agfluencers
  2. agg
  3. agg. assault
  4. Aggadah
  5. Aggadahs
  6. aggadic
  7. Aggadist
  8. Aggadists
  9. Aggadot
  10. Aggadoth
  11. aggag

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