"apikoros" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: apikorsim [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס ('epikóros, “heretic”), from Ancient Greek Ἐπίκουρος (Epíkouros, “Epicurus”), but later associated with Aramaic אַפְקֵר (ʾap̄ḳēr, “to abandon”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס||heretic|tr='epikóros}} Hebrew אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס ('epikóros, “heretic”), {{der|en|grc|Ἐπίκουρος||Epicurus}} Ancient Greek Ἐπίκουρος (Epíkouros, “Epicurus”), {{cog|arc|אַפְקֵר||to abandon|tr=ʾap̄ḳēr}} Aramaic אַפְקֵר (ʾap̄ḳēr, “to abandon”) Head templates: {{en-noun|apikorsim}} apikoros (plural apikorsim)
  1. A Jewish skeptic or apostate. Categories (topical): Judaism Synonyms: apikores, Apikoros, apikoyres, epikoros Related terms: min

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