Noahide
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Noah + -ide (compare -ite, -id).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊəˌhaɪd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊəˌhaɪd/
Noun
Noahide (plural Noahides)
- A descendant of Noah.
- A subscriber to Noahidism.
Translations
descendant of Noah
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subscriber to Noahidism
Adjective
Noahide (comparative more Noahide, superlative most Noahide)
- Of, pertaining to or deriving from Noah.
- 1997, Conservative Judaism, volume 50, page 28:
- [The] American tradition of religious toleration has always been more Noahide than Christian.