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talmudic

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for talmudic.

Editorial note

Talmudic law doesn't recognize corporate personhood, so the Talmudic discussion doesn't have to consider that problem.

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Quick take

Alternative letter-case form of Talmudic [(Judaism) Of or relating to the Talmud.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of talmudic gathered in one view.

adjective

Alternative letter-case form of Talmudic [(Judaism) Of or relating to the Talmud.]

adjective

(Judaism) Of or relating to the Talmud.

adjective

(by extension) Making extremely fine distinctions in a manner reminiscent of the Talmud; hairsplitting.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for talmudic.

adjective

Alternative letter-case form of Talmudic [(Judaism) Of or relating to the Talmud.]

adjective

(Judaism) Of or relating to the Talmud.

adjective

(by extension) Making extremely fine distinctions in a manner reminiscent of the Talmud; hairsplitting.

adjective

(history) Of or relating to the era of Jewish history, immediately following the destruction of the Second Temple, during which the Talmud was being compiled (c. 70–500 AD).

Example sentences

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Talmudic law doesn't recognize corporate personhood, so the Talmudic discussion doesn't have to consider that problem.

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The documentation is so famously patchy, contradictory and impenetrable that an entire cottage industry of talmudic literature has sprung up around it overnight.

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After reading the article, the talmudic joke about two men falling down the chimney sprung to mind.

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It too closely mirrors reality and there is no openended quality (ie Talmudic writings or Jesus parables).

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The talmudic-inspired process would reduce to our modern proportional instincts if debt can be subdivided and resold.

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With a porportional distribution scheme, the outcome is the same, with the talmudic scheme, the outcomes might differ and you have to decide which one is more consistent or just.

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This is at odds with my interpretation of giraffe anatomy and behaviour and of Talmudic law.

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Or combined name/address fields with multiple names and multiple addresses in the same record with a complexity that would vex a dyslexic Talmudic scholar.

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Theologically, they oppose it based on an interpretation a Talmudic passage saying that establishment of Israel has to happen after the coming of the Messiah.

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My favorite example of these Talmudic complexities is opensim (opensimulator.org), an MIT-licensed Second Life-compatible server that has a twisted, Black Widow-like relationship with Linden's GPL-licensed client code.

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He's very...talmudic, perhaps, is a good word.

12

This is some deeply Talmudic reading of a fairly straight-forward description of engineering deploy cycles.

Quote examples

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> Starting after age 20 Claiming that Talmudic adulthood begins simply "after age 20" completely misses the profound philosophical depth of the Jewish tradition!

2

This is indeed an interesting application of game theory, but I should point out that this "Talmudic" rule of division is one of several rules proposed for the same problem, and the rabbis of the Talmud ended up rejecting this particular rule.

Proper noun examples

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I had suspected this might be AI due to the frequency as well as absurdity of some of the comparisons (Talmudic scholars?

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One particular Talmudic-era commentary comes to mind.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use talmudic in a sentence?

Talmudic law doesn't recognize corporate personhood, so the Talmudic discussion doesn't have to consider that problem.

What does talmudic mean?

Alternative letter-case form of Talmudic [(Judaism) Of or relating to the Talmud.]

What part of speech is talmudic?

talmudic is commonly used as adjective.