yeridat hadorot

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Pronunciations

yeridat hadorot (yeh-ree-DAHT hah-doh-ROHT) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The Jewish belief in the spiritual decline of each generation since matan Torah.

Example Sentences

  • "The kids nowadays don't want to do anything for themselves. It's a real yeridat ha-dorot..." (Glinert)

  • "Was the yeridas hadoros greater in our generation than in previous generations?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • ירידת הדורות

      • 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

      yeridat ha-dorot, yeridas ha-doros, yeridas hadoros, yeridas ha-dores, yeridas hadores, yeridos hadoros, yeridos ha-doros, yeridos hadores, yeridos ha-dores

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