Sephardi

Se·phar·di  (s-färd)

n. pl. Se·phar·dim (-dm)

A descendent of the Jews who lived in Spain and Portugal during the Middle Ages until persecution culminating in expulsion in 1492 forced them to leave.

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[Medieval Hebrew spraddî, Spaniard, from sprad, Spain, adoption of Hebrew sprad, placename of disputed location (mentioned at Obadiah 20).]

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Se·phardic (-dk) adj.

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Sephardi [sɪˈfɑːdiː]

n pl -dim [-dɪm] Judaism

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism)

a.  a Jew of Spanish, Portuguese, or North African descent

b.  (loosely) any Oriental Jew

2. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) the pronunciation of Hebrew used by these Jews, and of Modern Hebrew as spoken in Israel

3. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) (modifier) of or pertaining to the Sephardim, esp to their liturgy and ritual

4. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) (modifier) of or pertaining to the liturgy adopted by certain European, esp Chassidic, communities who believe it to be more authentic but nonetheless differing from the genuine Oriental liturgy Compare Ashkenazi

[from Late Hebrew, from Hebrew sepharad a region mentioned in Obadiah 20, thought to have been Spain]

Sephardic  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Sephardi - a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent Sephardic Jew Jew, Hebrew, Israelite - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

Translations

Sephardi [seˈfɑːdɪ] N (Sephardim (pl)) [seˈfɑːdɪm] → sefardí mf, sefardita mf