Spätjudentum

German

Alternative forms

• Spätjudenthum

Etymology

Compound of spät (“late”) +‎ Judentum (“Judaism”).

Proper noun

Spätjudentum n (proper noun, strong, genitive Spätjudentums)

1. Early Judaism (ca. 200 BCE–200 C.E.)

Usage notes

Now somewhat dated and considered inaccurate in scholarship because the term implies bias against Judaism.