ag·ga·dist
| \ ə-ˈgä-dist
, ä-, -ˈgȯ- \
, ä-, -ˈgȯ- \
variants:
or less commonly haggadist \
hə-ˈgä-dist
, hä- , -ˈgȯ-
\
, hä- , -ˈgȯ-
\
plural aggadists also haggadists
Definition of aggadist
: a writer, scholar, or teacher of Aggadah
As well as being a great expounder of the oral law, he was a prolific and profound aggadist.— Judith Z. Abrams, The Talmud for Beginners, Volume 2, 1993
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“Aggadist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggadist. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of aggadist was in 1852
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