Definitions

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  • noun A descendant of Noah.
  • noun A subscriber to Noahidism.

Etymologies

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Noah +‎ -ite

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Examples

  • But since the “Noahite” marriage was not “in accordance with the laws of Moses and Israel,” there was no need for the husband to give his wife a get, or for the wife to accept the get in order for the marriage to terminate.

    Divorce: The Halakhic Perspective. 2009

  • Dichovsky deemed the Cypriotic-Reform marriage to be a “Noahite” marriage.

    Divorce: The Halakhic Perspective. 2009

  • A “Noahite” marriage is not null and void ab initio.

    Divorce: The Halakhic Perspective. 2009

  • Dichovsky held that the Israel rabbinic courts could terminate the Noahite marriage following the determination that the marriage had irretrievably broken down.

    Divorce: The Halakhic Perspective. 2009

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