A noun referring to a person who insists on conforming others to a Jewish religious practice or belief, or, historically, someone who promotes adherence to Mosaic law. The term often carries a critical or historical context and is used in discussions of early Christian debates about circumcision and law-keeping versus faith. Commonly pronounced with a stress on the second syllable, it denotes a specific ideological stance rather than a general ethnoreligious label.
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