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apikores

noun
api·ko·res
variants: or apikoros \ˌäpēˈkȯrəs \
plural apikorsim\-rsə̇m \

Definition of apikores 

: a Jew who is lax in observing Jewish law or who does not believe in Judaism also : skeptic, atheist

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History and Etymology for apikores

Yiddish & Hebrew; Yiddish apikurus, from Hebrew apīqōrōs, from Greek Epikouros Epicurus

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