nemonus

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Definitions

  • n. Credibility.

Example Sentences

  • “He lies all the time. How can you give him any nemonus on a question like this?” (Weiser)

  • "You have reduced the nemonus of the Yated NEEMAN." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH נאמנות > Y נאמנות nemones

      • 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

      nemones

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