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Hirschian

Hirschian adjective: of or relating to E. D. Hirsch (born 1928), American educator.

Adjective

Hirschian (comparative more Hirschian, superlative most Hirschian)

  1. Of or relating to E. D. Hirsch (born 1928), American educator.
  2. Of or relating to Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808–1888), German rabbi, his theology, or his school of disciples.
    • By 1900, many of the young who grew up in the Hirschian community had dropped out and even among those who remained committed, their religious observance was rather formalistic and arid.2006 February 28, YM, “Rabbi Wein on Robert Auman and parshas Vayishlach”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Forms of Hirschian

comparativemore Hirschian
superlativemost Hirschian

Origin of Hirschian

From Hirsch + -ian.

Questions about Hirschian

What does Hirschian mean?
Hirschian means of or relating to E. D. Hirsch (born 1928), American educator.
What part of speech is Hirschian?
Hirschian is an adjective.

Words near Hirschian in the dictionary

  1. Hirschfield
  2. Hirschfields
  3. Hirschhorn
  4. Hirschhorns
  5. Hirschi
  6. Hirschian
  7. Hirschis
  8. Hirschman
  9. Hirschmann
  10. Hirschmanns
  11. Hirschsprung disease

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