Crossword-Solution: EXILIC
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Exilic | a. | Pertaining to exile or banishment, esp. to that of the Jews in Babylon. |
We have 2 clues for the answer “EXILIC”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Like the Jews in Babylonia | 1 answer |
| Of a banishment period | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EATRE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with EXILIC (5)
Such possible echoes from Babylon seem to suggest pre-exilic influence rather than late borrowing, and they surely justify us in inquiring to what periods of direct or indirect contact, earlier than the Captivity, the resemblances between Hebrew and Babylonian ideas may be traced.
There are three pre-exilic periods at which it has been suggested the Hebrews, or the ancestors of the race, may have acquired a knowledge of Babylonian traditions.
What I do suggest is that the Hebrews must have gained some acquaintance with the legends of Babylon in pre-exilic times.
The classic instance of the invention of a new national religion is furnished by the Jews of the post-exilic period.
Soon, however, 'Jew' came to include what had earlier been the Northern Confederacy of Israel as well, so that in the post-exilic period _Jehudi_ or 'Jew' means an adherent of Judaism without regard to local nationality.
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Appears in: WP.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (2011).