The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sephardic \Se*phar"dic\,
[From Sephardim, a name applied to the Spanish Jews, fr. Sephard, name of a place where Jews were held in captivity (
--O20).] Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Jews (the Sephardim, also called Spanish or Portuguese Jews) descended from Jewish families driven from Spain by the Inquisition.
Usage examples of "sephardic".
After that they moved in the immigrants, the Sephardic Jews from Spain, Belgian and French craftsmen, then the Ashkenazi Jews from Eastern Europe.
One of the Teeming Millions wrote in a while back with the curious claim that there have been several Spanish-surnamed Sephardic Jews involved in Ireland over the years, notably the patriot Eamon de Valera.
Most modern transliterations from the Hebrew follow the Sephardic pronunciation because that is how modern Israeli Hebrew is pronounced.
Like other stereotypes, this is not entirely fair, but the greatest Sephardic melodies are reserved for hymns and nonliturgical music.
In practice, Amsterdam being one of the major exceptions, most Sephardic rabbis and observant communities had adopted a fairly tolerant and patient attitude.