adret

[ a-drey ]

noun

1. a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.

Word History and Origins

Origin of adret¹

1930–35; < French < Provençal (Dauphiné, Provence) adre ( i ) t, Old Provençal adreg, adret literally, good, suitable (i.e., the good side of the mountain for vineyards, etc.); adroit

Example Sentences

Socrates, 37, 405 Solomon ben Adret, 426 Soul, 24, 212 f.,

From Project Gutenberg

At the same time he too like his father realizes the danger of too much scientific study, and hence agrees with Solomon ben Adret that the study of philosophy should be postponed to the age of maturity when the student is already imbued with Jewish learning and religious faith.

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Ben Adret, with the approval of other prominent Spanish rabbis, sent a letter to the community at Montpellier proposing to forbid the study of philosophy to those who were less than thirty years of age, and, in spite of keen opposition from the liberal section, a decree in this sense was issued by ben Adret in 1305.

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