Judaism
pronunciation
How to pronounce Judaism in British English:
UK [ˈdʒu:deɪɪzəm]
How to pronounce Judaism in American English:
US [ˈdʒudəɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
- the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Word Origin
- Judaism (n.)
- c. 1400 (attested in Anglo-Latin from mid-13c.), from Old French Judaisme and directly from Late Latin Judaismus (Tertullian), from Greek Ioudaismos, from Ioudaios "Jew" (see Jew). The Anglo-Latin reference is from a special tax levied on the Jews of England. Earlier in same sense was Juhede "Jewish faith, Judaism," literally "Jew-hood" (early 14c.).
Example
- 1. In traditional judaism , dogs are considered impure .
- 2. Nationalism , xenophobia and judaism blur and merge .
- 3. Both judaism and christianity are promise-centered faiths .
- 4. But its relationship to christianity is similar to christianity 's relationship to judaism .
- 5. Conservative judaism is a broadly traditionalist movement within the jewish faith .