Hebraism
Hebraism noun: a characteristic trait of the Hebrew language. By extension it is sometimes applied to the Jewish people or their faith, national ideology, or culture.
Noun
Hebraism (countable and uncountable, plural Hebraisms)
- A characteristic trait of the Hebrew language. By extension it is sometimes applied to the Jewish people or their faith, national ideology, or culture.
- The Scripture Greek is observed to be full of Syriasms and Hebraisms.1762, William Warburton, The Doctrine of Grace
- Who, in reading this magnificent Hebraism, in his conception, sees aught but the heroic son of Nun, with the outstretched arm, and the greater and lesser light obsequious?1833, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], “Barrenness of the Imaginative Faculty in the Productions of Modern Art”, in The Last Essays of Elia. […], London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 177
- Synonyms:
- Hebraicism
- Excessive use of expressions derived from Hebrew.
Synonyms of Hebraism
Forms of Hebraism
| plural | Hebraisms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hebraism |
| alternative form (archaic) | Hebraïsm |
Origin of Hebraism
From Middle French hebraisme or Latin Hebraismus; equivalent to Hebra- + -ism.
Questions about Hebraism
- What does Hebraism mean?
- Hebraism means a characteristic trait of the Hebrew language. By extension it is sometimes applied to the Jewish people or their faith, national ideology, or culture.
- What part of speech is Hebraism?
- Hebraism is a noun.
- What is the plural of Hebraism?
- The plural of Hebraism is Hebraisms.
Words near Hebraism in the dictionary
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