Diaspora
n. Jewish exile, dispersion of the Jews to countries outside of Israel among the Gentiles (after the Babylonian captivity); term used today for the community of Jews living outside of Israel diaspora n. dispersion of any people from their ancestral homeland | ||||
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Diaspora Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Diaspora
Noun
1. the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
(hypernym) dispersion, scattering
Noun
1. the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
(hypernym) dispersion, scattering
diaspora
Noun
1. the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel
(hypernym) body
2. the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)
(hypernym) distribution, dispersion
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Diaspora
1.dispersion of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.
2.'any group migration or flight from a country or region; dispersion' (such as "the diaspora of TURKS to GERMANY)
3.'any group that has been dispersed outside of its traditional homeland' ("the Armenian diaspora") and hence 'the place where such a group lives'.
1.dispersion of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.
2.'any group migration or flight from a country or region; dispersion' (such as "the diaspora of TURKS to GERMANY)
3.'any group that has been dispersed outside of its traditional homeland' ("the Armenian diaspora") and hence 'the place where such a group lives'.
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diaspora
diaspora
\di*as"po*ra\ (?), n. [gr. &?;. see diaspore.] lit., "dispersion." -- applied collectively: (a) to those jews who, after the exile, were scattered through the old world, and afterwards to jewish christians living among heathen. cf. 1. (b) by extension, to christians isolated from their own communion, as among the moravians to those living, usually as missionaries, outside of the parent congregation.
diaspora
\di*as"po*ra\ (?), n. [gr. &?;. see diaspore.] lit., "dispersion." -- applied collectively: (a) to those jews who, after the exile, were scattered through the old world, and afterwards to jewish christians living among heathen. cf. 1. (b) by extension, to christians isolated from their own communion, as among the moravians to those living, usually as missionaries, outside of the parent congregation.
Diaspora Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Diaspora
Since the Temple's destruction in 70 CE, the Jews have been exiled from the area around Jerusalem and the surrounding territory of Judah/Judea. From that time, most Jews have lived outside the Land of Israel. This is called "living in the diaspora." So "diaspora" is the term for all lands outside the Land of Israel.
Since the Temple's destruction in 70 CE, the Jews have been exiled from the area around Jerusalem and the surrounding territory of Judah/Judea. From that time, most Jews have lived outside the Land of Israel. This is called "living in the diaspora." So "diaspora" is the term for all lands outside the Land of Israel.
Diaspora Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Diaspora
The term diaspora (in Ancient Greek, διασπορά – "a scattering or sowing of seeds") refers to any people or ethnic population who are forced or induced to leave their traditional homelands, the dispersal of such people, and the ensuing developments in their culture.
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