- apikoros
- A Jewish person who does not follow Jewish law
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
apikoros
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APIKOROS — APIKOROS, in popular usage, one who negates the rabbinic tradition. The designation apikoros first occurs in rabbinic literature in the Mishnah (Sanh. 10:1), enumerated among those who forfeit their share in the world to come. Although there is… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
apikoros — noun A Jewish skeptic or apostate. And these are they that have no portion in the world to come: He who says that the revivification of the dead cannot be proved from the Law, and that the Law is not from heaven, and an Apikoros (that is, one… … Wiktionary
apikoros — api·ko·ros … English syllables
apikoros — noun see apikores … Useful english dictionary
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Apicorete — Apicorète Du grec apikoros (ou épikoros), l apicorète est un non croyant, une personne peu rigoureuse dans la pratique religieuse. Les rabbins utilisaient ce terme afin de désigner les disciples d Épicure au IVe siècle avant l ère chrétienne. Ses … Wikipédia en Français
Apicorète — Du grec apikoros (ou épikoros), l apicorète est un non croyant, une personne peu rigoureuse dans la pratique religieuse. Les rabbins utilisaient ce terme afin de désigner les disciples d Épicure au IVe siècle avant l ère chrétienne. Ses adeptes… … Wikipédia en Français
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