Haskalah

US:USA pronunciation: respelling(hä′skə lä′; Ashk. Heb. hä skô′lə; Seph. Heb. hä skä lä′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Ha•ska•lah  (hä′skə lä′; Ashk. Heb. hä skô′lə;
Seph. Heb. hä skä lä′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Judaisman 18th–19th-century movement among central and eastern European Jews, begun in Germany under the leadership of Moses Mendelssohn, designed to make Jews and Judaism more cosmopolitan in character by promoting knowledge of and contributions to the secular arts and sciences and encouraging adoption of the dress, customs, and language of the general population.
  • Hebrew haśkālāh enlightenment

'Haskalah' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Maskil

Forum discussions with the word(s) "Haskalah" in the title:


Look up "Haskalah" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "Haskalah" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.