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

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