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Jewishness

Jewish \Jew"ish\, a.

  1. Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish. -- Jew"ish*ly, adv. -- Jew"ish*ness, n.

  2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Judaism.

Usage examples of "jewishness".

The Land of Onias was the home of the Jews who had fled from Hellenized Judaea after refusing to acknowledge a schismatic high priest, and it kept its fervent Jewishness still.