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Compound of schrift + geleerde.
- IPA(key): /ˈsxrɪft.xəˌleːr.də/
- Hyphenation: schrift‧ge‧leer‧de
schriftgeleerde m (plural schriftgeleerden)
- (religion) someone versed in Holy Writ, particularly in reference to Second Temple Judaism, but also applied to other, chiefly later periods; a scribe
- a scribe, a professional writer, copyist, etc.