Talmudist

[ tahl-moo-dist, -muh-, tal- ]

noun

1. a person versed in the Talmud.
2. one of the writers or compilers of the Talmud.
3. a person who accepts or supports the doctrines of the Talmud.

ˈTalmudist

/ ˈtælmʊdɪst /

noun

1. a scholar specializing in the study of the Talmud
2. any of the writers of or contributors to the Talmud

Word History and Origins

Origin of Talmudist¹

First recorded in 1560–70; Talmud + -ist

Example Sentences

He was a great Talmudist, but he had been trained in a European yeshiva, and I didn’t think he would take kindly to the scientific method of studying Talmud.

From Literature

Reuven, Reb Saunders is a great Talmudist and a great tzaddik.

From Literature

The second son was ordained at the age of seventeen, and by the time he was twenty had achieved an awesome reputation as a Talmudist.

From Literature

“The rules are very confusing. You have to be a Talmudist to figure out which program treats gifts from family as ordinary income,” said Rabbi Moshe Weisberg, the Lakewood head of what is called the Vaad, a self-governing council for the ultra-Orthodox community.

From Los Angeles Times

The renowned 20th-century Talmudist Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik once wrote that for Jews, “bygones turn into facts, pale memories into living experiences and archaeological history into a vibrant reality.”

From Wall Street Journal

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