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Meaning of mamzer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person.
    Judaism
  2. A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
    derogatory
  3. A contemptible person; a jerk.
    derogatory, slang

Examples

“No descendant of a mamzer may ever enter the assembly, no matter how many generations later.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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