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yechinik

yechinik noun: one who believes that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn is the Messiah; a Meshichist.

Noun

yechinik (plural yechiniks)

  1. (Judaism, derogatory, possibly) one who believes that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn is the Messiah; a Meshichist
    • Her cousin is visiting and he's a yechnik, although the family isn't.

Forms of yechinik

pluralyechiniks

Origin of yechinik

From יְחִי (y'chi, “may he live”) + English -nik, from the common Meshichist song Yechi Adoneinu.

Questions about yechinik

What does yechinik mean?
Yechinik means one who believes that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn is the Messiah; a Meshichist.
What part of speech is yechinik?
Yechinik is a noun.
What is the plural of yechinik?
The plural of yechinik is yechiniks.

Words near yechinik in the dictionary

  1. yech
  2. Yecheng
  3. yechidah
  4. yechier
  5. yechiest
  6. yechinik
  7. yechs
  8. yechy
  9. YECism
  10. Yeck
  11. Yecks

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