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Yiddishist

Yiddishist noun: a proponent of the Yiddish language and culture.

Noun

Yiddishist (plural Yiddishists)

  1. A proponent of the Yiddish language and culture.
    • The third type of secular Bar Mitzvah was developed by secular Yiddishists in the United States before and after World War II. Rifkind's book includes a Hebrew translation of a Yiddish article from 1939 describing such an event. It sounds from the description that the family and friends were Labor...2024, David Golinkin, “The Origin and History of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 57

Adjective

Yiddishist (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the efforts of the Yiddishists.
    Synonyms:
    Yiddishistic

Synonyms of Yiddishist

Forms of Yiddishist

pluralYiddishists

Origin of Yiddishist

From Yiddish ייִדישיסט (yidishist, “Yiddishist (person)”). By surface analysis, Yiddish + -ist.

Questions about Yiddishist

What does Yiddishist mean?
Yiddishist means a proponent of the Yiddish language and culture.
What part of speech is Yiddishist?
Yiddishist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Yiddishist?
The plural of Yiddishist is Yiddishists.

Words near Yiddishist in the dictionary

  1. Yiddishised
  2. Yiddishises
  3. Yiddishising
  4. Yiddishism
  5. Yiddishisms
  6. Yiddishist
  7. Yiddishistic
  8. Yiddishists
  9. Yiddishize
  10. Yiddishized
  11. Yiddishizes

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