Sephardiut

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Pronunciations

Sephardiut (seh-FAHR-dee-OOT) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Sephardicness; the quality of being Sephardic.

Example Sentences

  • "I am Jewish, with no labels, but I am also very familiar and comfortable with Sephardiut and Yiddishkeit." (Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew by Michael W. Twitty)

  • "In that introduction, titled 'In Search of a Little of Lost Sephardic Time,' he discusses his relation to his late father; he also attempts to address some of the questions that were posed to him: 'Where is your 'Sephardiut'?' 'Why have you not included, in your writings, some of the old Sephardic characters your father depicted so well?'" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew
  • English

Etymology

  • created in English from MH ספרד sefarád based on analogy with '-ut' Hebrew noun ending used in words such as יַהֲדוּת⁩ yahadut (Judaism), leading to sefardiut

      • Who Uses This

      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
      • Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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      Alternative Spellings

      Sefardiut, Saphardiut, Safardiut

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