English > Israelite: 2 senses > noun 2, person | Meaning | A person belonging to the worldwide / worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural / cultural or religious ties. |
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| Synonyms | Jew, Hebrew |
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| Instances | Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer | A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth |
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| Lot | (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham |
| Member of | Jewry | Jews collectively |
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| Narrower | Ashkenazi | A Jew of eastern European or German descent |
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| Conservative Jew | Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances |
| Essene | A member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus |
| Jewess | A woman who is a Jew |
| Levite | A member of the Hebrew tribe / tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple priests) |
| Orthodox Jew | Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law |
| Pharisee | A member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions |
| Reform Jew | liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances |
| Sadducee | A member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus |
| Sephardi, Sephardic Jew | A Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent |
| Wandering Jew | A legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion |
| Zealot | A member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans |
| Zionist | A Jewish supporter of Zionism |
| kike, hymie, sheeny, yid | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
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| Spanish | hebrea, hebreo, judía, judío |
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| Catalan | hebrea, hebreu, jueu, jueva |
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