dimyoinos

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Definitions

  • n. False beliefs, delusions.

Example Sentences

  • “He has such dimyoinos of marrying the Rosh Yeshiva's daughter.” (Weiser)

  • "When you enter the realm of dimyonos (imagination), you are playing on the yetzer hara’s field." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y דמיונות dimyoynos

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      dimyoynos, dimyonos

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