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judaism

/ˈd͡ʒuː.deɪˌɪz.əm/

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What does judaism mean?

proper noun

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

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒuː.deɪˌɪz.əm/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈd͡ʒuː.diˌɪz.əm//ˈd͡ʒuː.dəˌɪz.əm//d͡ʒuˈdeɪˌɪz.əm/
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In the first division dwell the proselytes who embraced Judaism of their own free will, not from compulsion.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
We can understand how impossible it was for recent converts from Judaism suddenly to break with the Law.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
More book examples (3)
He then dilates on St. Paul, who with a daring hand "rent asunder the ties connecting Christianity with Judaism."
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315
It was not at first anything more than a sect of Judaism.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsGod, the Invisible KingProject Gutenberg ebook #1046
That it might accomplish this result, it was absolutely necessary that it should begin by discarding both the ritualism and the narrow theories of Judaism.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486