[tahl-moo-dist, -muh-, tal-] 
| 1. | a person versed in the Talmud. |
| 2. | one of the writers or compilers of the Talmud. |
| 3. | a person who accepts or supports the doctrines of the Talmud. |
| Tal·mud (täl'mŏŏd, tāl'məd) n. Judaism The collection of ancient Rabbinic writings consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara, constituting the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism. [Mishnaic Hebrew talmûd, learning, instruction, from Hebrew lāmad, to learn; see lmd in Semitic roots.] Tal·mu'dic (täl-mōō'dĭk, -myōō'-, tāl-), Tal·mu'di·cal (-dĭ-kəl) adj., Tal'mud·ist (täl'mŏŏ-dĭst, tāl'mə-) n. |
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