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Judaism

//ˈd͡ʒuː.deɪˌɪz.əm// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh. uncountable, usually

    "I am a person of faith, and I am proud of my Judaism, its culture, its traditions and most importantly its belief in the family."

Noun
  1. 1
    the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud wordnet
  2. 2
    Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English Iudaisme, from Late Latin iūdaismus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊσμός (Ioudaïsmós), from Ῐ̓ουδαῖος (Ĭoudaîos) + -ισμός (-ismós), from Ἰουδά (Ioudá) + -ιος (-ios), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yəhūḏā(h), “Judah”). Doublet of Judezmo.

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