Definition of Maimonides

1. Noun. Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204).

Exact synonyms: Moses Maimonides, Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon
Generic synonyms: Philosopher

Definition of Maimonides

1. Proper noun. A medieval Jewish philosopher. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Maimonides

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Library of Original Sources edited by Oliver Joseph Thatcher (1915)
"With Moses Maimonides, who combined Jewish theology with ... MOSES Maimonides ARABIAN civilization added only two important ideas to philosophy, ..."

2. The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, with Historical Surveys by Charles F Horne (1917)
"Maimonides approved of this translation, and wrote to him as follows: " A man shall be commended according to his wisdom," etc. ..."

3. Publications by Society for Hebrew Literature (1872)
"Maimonides approved of this translation, and wrote to him as follows:— " A man ... It was deemed unnecessary to prefix a biography of Maimonides (1145 to ..."

4. Past and Present: A Collection of Jewish Essays by Israel Friedlaender (1919)
"Just as Moses, according to the well-known doctrine of Maimonides, differed from the other prophets not merely in degree, but in essence, so Maimonides ..."

5. The Philosophy of Don Hasdai Crescas by Meyer Waxman (1920)
"Maimonides, the chief conciliator between theology and philosophy in Jewish ... Maimonides, as his predecessors, distinguishes between the first cause of ..."

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