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MAIMONIDES

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Overview

MAIMONIDES (noun)
  The noun MAIMONIDES has 1 sense:

1. Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204)play

  Familiarity information: MAIMONIDES used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MAIMONIDES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Maimonides; Moses Maimonides; Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon

Instance hypernyms:

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)


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