judaizing

Meanings

• Noun

  The process by which Jews or Judaism is adopted or feigned, often for political or social gain.

  - "Some politicians were accused of judaizing to curry favor with the Jewish community."
  - "The novel explores the experiences of a Christian girl who is judaized by her Jewish neighbors."

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Variants

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Judaization , Judaizations , Judaize , Judaized , Judaizer , Judaizers , Judaizes , Judaizing

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Etymology

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From the noun Jewish, from Old French Juif, from Latin Judaeus, from Greek Ioudaios, from Ioudaia, land of Judah.

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Trivia

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1. Judaizing was a common accusation during the European Inquisition, particularly against New Christians who were suspected of secretly practicing Judaism.

2. The term has also been used more recently to refer to the adoption of Jewish practices or identity for cultural or artistic reasons, rather than religious ones.

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Related Concepts

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1. Conversion: The act of changing one's religion or belief system.

2. Assimilation: The process of becoming similar to a different culture or group.

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Culture

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Judaizing has been used historically to refer to the process of converting to Judaism, particularly in the context of forced conversions during the Inquisition. It can also refer to the adoption or feigning of Jewish identity for political or social gain.

How to Memorize "judaizing"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the process of adopting or feigning Jewish identity.
   - Imagine someone undergoing forced conversion to Judaism during the Inquisition.
   - Visualize the political or social gains that might come from judaizing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term with the process of converting to Judaism.
   - Link it to the idea of feigning Jewish identity for political or social gain.
   - Connect it to the historical context of forced conversions during the Inquisition.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Judaizing: the J in Jew, the U in Us, the D in Dress Up as a Jew, the A in Adopt, the I in Identity, the N in Necessity, the G in Gain.

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