Jew
[dʒu:]
Definition
(noun.) a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties.
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Definition
(n.) Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Hebrew, Israelite.
Typist: Patricia
Definition
n. an inhabitant of Judea: a Hebrew or Israelite: opprobriously used for a usurer miser &c.:—fem. Jew′ess.—v.t. and v.i. (coll.) to overreach: cheat.—n. Jew′-bait′ing the persecuting of Jews.—adj. Jew′ish belonging to the Jews.—adv. Jew′ishly.—ns. Jew′ishness; Jew's′-ear a fungus that grows on the elder and bears some resemblance to the human ear; Jew's' frank′incense the balsam known as benzoin or gum storax often used as an incense; Jew's′-harp a small harp-shaped musical instrument played between the teeth by striking a spring with the finger; Jew's′-mall′ow a plant much cultivated as a pot-herb by the Jews in Syria; Jew's′-myr′tle the prickly-leaved plant Ruscus aculeatus; Jew's′-pitch asphaltum; Jew's′-stone the fossil spine of a large echinus or sea hedgehog.—Jew's eye in proverb 'Worth a Jew's eye ' something of high value—from the custom of torturing Jews for money; Jews' houses in Cornwall the name given to prehistoric miners' dwellings.—Wandering Jew (see Wander).
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of being in company with a Jew, signifies untiring ambition and an irrepressible longing after wealth and high position, which will be realized to a very small extent. To have transactions with a Jew, you will prosper legally in important affairs. For a young woman to dream of a Jew, omens that she will mistake flattery for truth, and find that she is only a companion for pleasure. For a man to dream of a Jewess, denotes that his desires run parallel with voluptuousness and easy comfort. He should constitute himself woman's defender. For a Gentile to dream of Jews, signifies worldly cares and profit from dealing with them. To argue with them, your reputation is endangered from a business standpoint.
Typist: Shelley
Examples
- Then, collecting himself, he added in his usual tone, And what may it be your pleasure to want at so early an hour with the poor Jew? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thou hast spoken the Jew, said Rebecca, as the persecution of such as thou art has made him. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Speak, Jew--have I not ransomed thee from Sathanas? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Nobody, my dear,' replied the Jew; 'not a soul, Tom. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The Jew rubbed his hands with a chuckle, but glanced uneasily at the box, notwithstanding. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Not so heavy as they might be,' said the Jew, after looking at the insides carefully; 'but very neat and nicely made. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Never mind him, my dear,' said the Jew, winking at Mr. Dawkins, and giving Master Bates a reproving tap with the nozzle of the bellows. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Friends, said the Chief, looking round, the old man is but a Jew, natheless his grief touches me. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- To be sure it would, my dear,' replied the Jew. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He is negotiating with the Jew, I suppose, replied De Bracy, coolly; probably the howls of Isaac have drowned the blast of the bugle. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The Jew still hesitated. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- And were all this otherwise, wouldst thou have us show a worse conscience than an unbeliever, a Hebrew Jew? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- You may burn a candle,' said the Jew, putting one upon the table. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He said he was a Jew, but there was no distinctive feature to verify this assertion. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A long silence ensued; during which the Jew was plunged in deep thought, with his face wrinkled into an expression of villainy perfectly demoniacal. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- It need hardly be remarked that his use both of Greek and of Roman historians and of the sacred writings of the Jews is wholly uncritical. Plato. The Republic.
- The principal productions of these towns,' says Mr. Pickwick, 'appear to be soldiers, sailors, Jews, chalk, shrimps, officers, and dockyard men. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The mind of the Jews, as we know, had crystallized about the idea of the Promise of the One True God and the coming of a Saviour or Messiah. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Probably the numerous Jews in Medina had shaken the ancient idolatry of the people. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They hear of poor Jews often, and are very good to them. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You have fallen into the hands of the Jews, Eugene. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He also restored the Jews to Jerusalem. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They are particularly uncomely Jews, Arabs, and negroes. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The Jews were already a people dispersed in many lands and cities, when their minds and hopes were unified and they became an exclusive people. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- That was because I am so often in the society of Jews. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- These Jews had returned to their old position of danger; again they were seeking peace in, so to speak, the middle of a highway. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A third host began with a great pogrom of the Jews in the Rhineland--for the Christian blood was up--and this multitude was also dispersed in Hungary. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- So it is that the Jews have persisted as a people while Hellenism has become a universal light for mankind. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It possessed also those Jews who remained in Babylonia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Even the Semitic languages have been approached at a disadvantage because few Jews think in Hebrew. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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