Sephardi
a member of the diasporic Jewish population that settled in Spain and Portugal, distinguished from the Ashkenazim and from other Jewish communities chiefly by liturgy, religious customs, and pronunciation of Hebrew: after expulsion from Spain and Portugal in 1492, the Sephardim established communities in North Africa, the Balkans, Western Europe, and elsewhere: She grew up in a warm Jewish community, most of whom were Sephardim.
Also Se·phar·dic [suh-fahr-dik] /səˈfɑr dɪk/ . of or relating to the diasporic Jewish population that settled in Spain and Portugal and later dispersed to North Africa, the Balkans, Western Europe, and elsewhere, or to the culture, liturgy, or variety of Hebrew used by these Jews: He has also published research on Sephardi schools in Argentina.The music of the prayers is performed mainly in the Eastern Sephardi style.
Origin of Sephardi
1- Compare Ashkenazi.
Words Nearby Sephardi
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How to use Sephardi in a sentence
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, master of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, dithered about which of his sons to run for Sephardi chief rabbi.
But the most disturbing part of the campaign may be the candidacy of Shmuel Eliahu for Sephardi chief rabbi.
By implying that the last Sephardi poet to warrant commemoration lived 900 years ago, Bibi did not placate critics.
His second blunder is a direct result of the first: his alienation of the religious Sephardi party, Shas.
But there were other Middle Eastern Jews living at the same time with no conception of Sephardi identity, with no link to Spain.
Manasseh added winningly: "I know you are a gentleman, capable of behaving as finely as any Sephardi."
The King of Schnorrers | Israel ZangwillWhy should I not permit you, a Tedesco, to return the hospitality to me, a Sephardi?
The King of Schnorrers | Israel ZangwillWhat have they to say against a Sephardi marrying a Tedesco?
The King of Schnorrers | Israel ZangwillThese things are an instinct with every right-minded Sephardi.
The King of Schnorrers | Israel ZangwillWhat a bad effect it would have on Yankelé if a Sephardi was seen to vow with impunity!
The King of Schnorrers | Israel Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for Sephardi
/ (sɪˈfɑːdiː) /
a Jew of Spanish, Portuguese, or North African descent
(loosely) any Oriental Jew
the pronunciation of Hebrew used by these Jews, and of Modern Hebrew as spoken in Israel
(modifier) of or pertaining to the Sephardim, esp to their liturgy and ritual
(modifier) of or pertaining to the liturgy adopted by certain European, esp Chassidic, communities who believe it to be more authentic but nonetheless differing from the genuine Oriental liturgy
Origin of Sephardi
1- Compare Ashkenazi
Derived forms of Sephardi
- Sephardic, adjective
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