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talmudic

Syllables: Tal·mud·icUK/tælˈmʊdɪk/US/tælˈmʊdɪk/

talmudic is the alternative letter-case form of Talmudic.

Adjective capitalized: Talmudic

Talmudic (not comparable)

  1. (Judaism) Of or relating to the Talmud.
    • Talmudic tradition (Shabbat 92a) connects them with a hekesh, teaching that both reached full stature: “Just as the mishkan was ten cubits tall, so too the altar was ten cubits tall.”2006, Abraham Isaac Kook, Gold from the Land of Israel, Chanan Morrison, →ISBN, page 150
    • Various textual analyses are provided by a criminologist, an anthropologist, a researcher in lexicometry and a Talmudic exegete.2009 May 8, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    Talmudical
  2. Of or relating to the era of Jewish history, immediately following the destruction of the Second Temple, during which the Talmud was being compiled (c. 70–500 AD).
    • the Talmudic period
    • post-Talmudic writers
  3. (broadly) Making extremely fine distinctions in a manner reminiscent of the Talmud; (derogatory) casuistic.

Synonyms of talmudic

Forms of talmudic

alternative formtalmudic
alternative formTalmudick

Origin of talmudic

From Talmud + -ic.

Questions about talmudic

What does talmudic mean?
Talmudic means of or relating to the Talmud.
What is talmudic the alternative letter-case form of?
Talmudic is the alternative letter-case form of Talmudic.
What part of speech is talmudic?
Talmudic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce talmudic?
Talmudic is pronounced /tælˈmʊdɪk/ (UK).

Words near talmudic in the dictionary

  1. Talmian
  2. talmid
  3. talmouse
  4. talmouses
  5. Talmud
  6. talmudic
  7. Talmudical
  8. Talmudism
  9. Talmudist
  10. Talmudistic
  11. Talmudistical

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