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Talmudist

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Tal·mud  (tälmd, tlmd)
n. Judaism
The collection of ancient Rabbinic writings consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara, constituting the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism.

[Mishnaic Hebrew talmûd, learning, instruction, from Hebrew lmad, to learn; see lmd in Semitic roots.]

Tal·mudic (täl-mdk, -my-, tl-), Tal·mudi·cal (-d-kl) adj.
Talmud·ist (tälm-dst, tlm-) n.

Talmudist [ˈtælmʊdɪst]
n
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a scholar specializing in the study of the Talmud
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) any of the writers of or contributors to the Talmud


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