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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

History and Etymology for apikores

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

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