Neolog

See also: neolog

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian neológ, a 19th-century coinage from Ancient Greek νεός (neós, “new”) + λόγος (lógos, “word; teaching, doctrine”), equivalent to English neologist.

Adjective

Neolog (not comparable)

1. (Judaism) Pertaining to a liberal and reformist current of Hungarian Judaism.

Related terms

• Neology

Noun

Neolog (plural Neologs)

1. (Judaism) A follower of Neolog Judaism.
   • 1988, Arieh Ben-Tov, Facing the Holocaust in Budapest: The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Jews in Hungary, 1943–1945, →ISBN, page 67:

     The Neologs were known for their deep sense of patriotism to Hungary.

See also

• Reform Judaism