Noahide

English

Alternative forms

Noahite, Noachide, Noachite

Etymology

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.

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.
Noahide Laws

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