Sephardi
English
Alternative forms
- Sefardi, Sepharadi
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew סְפָרַדִּי (s'faradí).
Adjective
Sephardi (comparative more Sephardi, superlative most Sephardi)
- Of or relating to Jews of Iberia and their traditions, customs, and rituals. [19th c.]
- Synonym: Sephardic
- Hypernym: Jewish
- Hyponym: Ashkephardi
- 1869 February 1, Mrs. Finn., edited by Carl Schwartz, The Scattered Nation and Jewish Christian Magazine[1], volume IV, London: Elliot Stock, page 48:
- Their claim is at least so far acknowledged by the Jews all over the world that the first rank is allowed by them to the Sephardi congregation in Jerusalem.
Noun
Sephardi (plural Sephardis or Sephardim or Sepharadim)
- A Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino. [19th c.]
- Hypernym: Jew
- Hyponym: Ashkephardi
- 2019 July 3, Jess Schwalb, “Red Line Rebellion”, in Jewish Currents[2]:
- In a move aimed at avoiding the mistakes made by many of the Jewish institutions in which students have grown up, the guidebook encourages students creating new Jewish organizations to ensure that “JOCSM (Jews of Color, Sephardi, Mizrahi) feel included and comfortable,” to maintain a “[s]upportive network of closed spaces for marginalized people,” and to directly“[a]cknowledge and confront Ashkenormativity.”
Related terms
Translations
a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
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Anagrams
German
Alternative forms
- Sefardi
Pronunciation
Noun
Sephardi m (strong, genitive Sephardi, plural Sephardim or Sephardi, feminine Sephardin)
Declension
Declension of Sephardi [masculine, strong]