Sephardi Definition
sə-färdē
sephardim
noun
A member of the group of Jews that lived in Spain and Portugal before the Inquisition and, after expulsion, in the Ottoman Empire, Middle East, and N Africa.
Webster's New World
A descendant of this group which has some traditions of ritual and prayer, culture and customs, and Hebrew pronunciation that differ from those of an Ashkenazi.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Sephardic Jew
Other Word Forms of Sephardi
Noun
Singular:
Sephardi
Plural:
sephardimOrigin of Sephardi
Medieval Hebrew səpāraddî Spaniard from səpārad Spain adoption of Hebrew səpārad placename of disputed location (mentioned in Obadiah 20)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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