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# abstruse

adjective

«abstruse» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah has long been known as a mysterious, difficult book, so many commentators have written explanations of it.

### Meaning

Hard to understand because it is deep or complicated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abstruse/#m1)

### Examples

- The Notes have been extended, and it is hoped that they explain and illustrate difficult passages, and render this abstruse treatise more comprehensible than it has been hitherto found. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abstruse/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «abstruse» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/abstruse/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«abstruse» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/abstruse.html) on Mova free.