Righteous Gentilen.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪtʃəs ˈdʒɛntʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈraɪtʃəs ˈdʒɛnˌtaɪl/

Forms: also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Hebrew lexical item. Etymons: righteous adj., gentile adj.

Etymology: < righteous adj. + gentile adj., after post-biblical Hebrew ḥāsīḏē 'ummōṯ hā-ʿōlām (plural) the righteous people of the world's nations (late 12th cent. in Maimonides Mišnēh Tōrāh in sense 1 (compare earlier post-biblical Hebrew ṣāddīqē 'ummōṯ hā-ʿōlām (plural) ‘the just people of the world's nations’, in same sense (Tosefta Sanhedrin)), 1953 in sense 2).

Judaism.

1. A non-Jewish person considered to live a worthy or moral life.Used specifically to denote a non-Jew who abides by the Noachide Laws, a set of seven divine commandments listed by the Talmud as binding for all humankind, and hence is believed to merit a share in the world to come (Hebrew ʿōlām hā-bā).

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a1833 J. Dick Lect. Theol. (1834) III. lxxvi. 448 The Jews..believed they were the objects of the Divine favour, to the exclusion of every other people. This he now discovered to be an error; for,..God had shown, that if there were any righteous Gentiles, they also were acceptable to him.

1880 G. Gottheil in Institute Ess. (S.P.C.K.) 100 A righteous Gentile was he who obeyed the so-called seven Noachian commandments, which contain the abjuration of idolatry, and the first principles of morality.

1928 Jewish Q. Rev. 18 347 The view of Rabbi Joshua Ben Hananiah, that the righteous Gentile will have a portion in the world to come.

1998 Guardian 25 Feb. 15/7 Rabbinical doctrine is that anyone who obeys the seven laws given to Noah will be redeemed... The Jew thus has no motive for converting others, since the ‘righteous gentile’ is already saved.

2. After the Second World War (1939–45): a non-Jew considered to have taken great risks to aid Jewish people during the Holocaust; an honorific title bestowed by Yad VaShem (the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority) upon such a person. Also: a person holding this title.The title confers various benefits upon the holder, including honorary or commemorative citizenship of Israel. It was established by the Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance (Yad VaShem) law of 18 May 1953.

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1961 Jerusalem Post 11 Aug. 1/3 (heading) Hausner Lauds Righteous Gentiles... ‘The Jewish People will never forget those who helped them,’.. Attorney-General Gideon Hausner said yesterday in a moving speech of thanks at the Eichmann trial court.

1962 N.Y. Times 2 May 3/2 On the edge of Jerusalem, eleven non-Jews who had endangered their own lives to shelter Jews in Europe planted trees on a lane called the Avenue of the Righteous Gentiles.

1971 News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.) 13 Jan. 38/4 Father Jean Fleury was honored by our institution and was bestowed with the title of ‘Righteous Gentile’ for having saved Jews from the Nazis.

1985 Times 19 Jan. 1/2 Mr Sugihara's path to the award of The Righteous Among the Nations (or Righteous Gentile) began in August 1940.

1996 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 27 Nov. (Features section) 7 The well-known righteous gentile Raol Wallenberg.

2002 L. Blum Cogan & J. Weiss Teaching Haftarah 11/1 The righteous gentiles endangered their own families by providing shelter to Jews.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	righteous gentile
释义	Righteous Gentilen. Brit. /ˈrʌɪtʃəs ˈdʒɛntʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈraɪtʃəs ˈdʒɛnˌtaɪl/ Forms: also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Hebrew lexical item. Etymons: righteous adj., gentile adj. Etymology: < righteous adj. + gentile adj., after post-biblical Hebrew ḥāsīḏē 'ummōṯ hā-ʿōlām (plural) the righteous people of the world's nations (late 12th cent. in Maimonides Mišnēh Tōrāh in sense 1 (compare earlier post-biblical Hebrew ṣāddīqē 'ummōṯ hā-ʿōlām (plural) ‘the just people of the world's nations’, in same sense (Tosefta Sanhedrin)), 1953 in sense 2). Judaism. 1. A non-Jewish person considered to live a worthy or moral life.Used specifically to denote a non-Jew who abides by the Noachide Laws, a set of seven divine commandments listed by the Talmud as binding for all humankind, and hence is believed to merit a share in the world to come (Hebrew ʿōlām hā-bā). ΚΠ a1833 J. Dick Lect. Theol. (1834) III. lxxvi. 448 The Jews..believed they were the objects of the Divine favour, to the exclusion of every other people. This he now discovered to be an error; for,..God had shown, that if there were any righteous Gentiles, they also were acceptable to him. 1880 G. Gottheil in Institute Ess. (S.P.C.K.) 100 A righteous Gentile was he who obeyed the so-called seven Noachian commandments, which contain the abjuration of idolatry, and the first principles of morality. 1928 Jewish Q. Rev. 18 347 The view of Rabbi Joshua Ben Hananiah, that the righteous Gentile will have a portion in the world to come. 1998 Guardian 25 Feb. 15/7 Rabbinical doctrine is that anyone who obeys the seven laws given to Noah will be redeemed... The Jew thus has no motive for converting others, since the ‘righteous gentile’ is already saved. 2. After the Second World War (1939–45): a non-Jew considered to have taken great risks to aid Jewish people during the Holocaust; an honorific title bestowed by Yad VaShem (the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority) upon such a person. Also: a person holding this title.The title confers various benefits upon the holder, including honorary or commemorative citizenship of Israel. It was established by the Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance (Yad VaShem) law of 18 May 1953. ΚΠ 1961 Jerusalem Post 11 Aug. 1/3 (heading) Hausner Lauds Righteous Gentiles... ‘The Jewish People will never forget those who helped them,’.. Attorney-General Gideon Hausner said yesterday in a moving speech of thanks at the Eichmann trial court. 1962 N.Y. Times 2 May 3/2 On the edge of Jerusalem, eleven non-Jews who had endangered their own lives to shelter Jews in Europe planted trees on a lane called the Avenue of the Righteous Gentiles. 1971 News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.) 13 Jan. 38/4 Father Jean Fleury was honored by our institution and was bestowed with the title of ‘Righteous Gentile’ for having saved Jews from the Nazis. 1985 Times 19 Jan. 1/2 Mr Sugihara's path to the award of The Righteous Among the Nations (or Righteous Gentile) began in August 1940. 1996 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 27 Nov. (Features section) 7 The well-known righteous gentile Raol Wallenberg. 2002 L. Blum Cogan & J. Weiss Teaching Haftarah 11/1 The righteous gentiles endangered their own families by providing shelter to Jews. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1833
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