JEW


Meaning of JEW in English

n.

Any person whose religion is Judaism .

In a wider sense the term refers to any member of a worldwide ethnic and cultural group descended from the ancient Hebrews who traditionally practiced the Jewish religion. The Hebrew term Yehudi , translated as Judaeus in Latin and Jew in English, originally referred to a member of the tribe of Judah . In Jewish tradition, any child born of a Jewish mother is considered a Jew; in Reform Judaism a child is considered a Jew if either parent is Jewish.

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