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Definition of Judaism
1. Noun. Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud.
Generic synonyms: Faith, Organized Religion, Religion
Specialized synonyms: Jewish Orthodoxy, Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism
Group relationships: Jewry
Derivative terms: Judaical
2. Noun. The monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud.
Generic synonyms: Monotheism
Specialized synonyms: Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism
Derivative terms: Judaical
Definition of Judaism
1. n. The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews as enjoined in the laws of Moses.
Definition of Judaism
1. Noun. A world religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle-East, as documented in their religious writings, the Torah or Old Testament. ¹
2. Noun. (alternative form of Judaism) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Judaism
1. The religion of the jews characterised by belief in one god and in the mission of the jews to teach the fatherhood of god as revealed in the hebrew scriptures. (webster, 3d ed) (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Judaism
Literary usage of Judaism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1904)
""judaism is a vast relic of ancient «J barbarism with its tribal mark, its tribal
separation ... Yet whenever Professor Smith speaks of the Jews or judaism, ..."
2. The World's Parliament of Religions: An Illustrated and Popular Story of the by John Henry Barrows (1893)
"BY RABBI ISAAC M. WISE, DD The theology of judaism, in the opinion of many, ...
They maintain that judaism is identical with legalism,— a religion of deeds ..."
3. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"judaism is the oldest of the three great monotheistic religions of the world.
The creed of ancient judaism is to be found in the Old Testament, and includes ..."
4. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1907)
"These scattering details can make no pretension to completeness, and yet they
suffice to show that judaism at last was substantially rooted out of Spanish ..."
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