ruchniut

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Pronunciations

rukhnius (RUUKH-nee-ihs) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Spirituality.

Example Sentences

  • "We have to put some ruchniut back into our lives in suburbia." (Glinert)

  • "My interest in making aliyah is dominated by rukhnius. There are more people there interested in rukhnius." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH רוחניות rukhniut > Y רוחניות rukhnies

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      ruchnius, rukhnius, rukhniut, ruchnies, rukhnies

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