ameratses

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Definitions

  • n. Ignorance, especially of Judaism.

Example Sentences

  • "When a cantor tells a layman what is and is not acceptable, the layman replies 'My style is different from yours, and my opinion is as valid as yours.' Well, no it isn’t, your opinion is based on ameratses." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y עם־הארצות ameratses

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      ameratzes

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