Noahide

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Etymology

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From Noah +‎ -ide (compare -ite, -id).

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Noun

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Noahide (plural Noahides)

  1. A descendant of Noah.
  2. A subscriber to Noahidism.

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Adjective

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Noahide (comparative more Noahide, superlative most Noahide)

  1. 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