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–noun

1.	the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud. Compare Conservative Jew, Orthodox Jew, Reform Jew.

2.	belief in and conformity to this religion, its practices, and ceremonies.

3.	this religion considered as forming the basis of the cultural and social identity of the Jews: He called assimilation a threat to American Judaism.

4.	Jews collectively; Jewry.

[Origin: 1485–95; < LL jūdaismus < Gk ioudaismós, equiv. to Ioudaǐ(os) Jew + -ismos -ism

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n.

The monotheistic religion of the Jews, tracing its origins to Abraham and having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Hebrew Scriptures and the Talmud.
Conformity to the traditional ceremonies and rites of the Jewish religion.
The cultural, religious, and social practices and beliefs of the Jews.
The Jews considered as a people or community.

[Middle English Iudaisme, from Old French Judaisme, from Late Latin Iūdaismus, from Greek Ioudaismos, from Ioudaios, Jew; see Jew.]

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Judaism

1494 (attested in Anglo-L. from 1251), from L.L. Judaismus (Tertullian), from Gk. Ioudaismos, from Ioudaios "Jew" (see Jew). The Anglo-L. reference is to a special tax levied on the Jews of England.

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

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Judaism [ˈdʒuːdeizem] noun

the Jewish religion, based on the Jewish Scriptures

Arabic:	الديانَةُ اليَهوديَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	犹太教
Chinese (Traditional):	猶太教
Czech:	judaismus
Danish:	jødedom
Estonian:	judaism
French:	judaisme
Greek:	ιουδαϊσμός (η θρησκεία)
Hungarian:	judaizmus
Indonesian:	agama Yahudi

Italian:	ebraismo
Lithuanian:	judaizmas
Norwegian:	judaisme
Polish:	Judaizm
Russian:	иудаизм
Slovak:	judaizmus
Slovenian:	judovstvo
Spanish:	Judaísmo
Swedish:	judendom
Turkish:	Yahudilik

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Judaism

The religion of the Israelites of the Bible and of the Jews of today, based on the teachings of the Torah. Judaism involves the belief in one God, whose Chosen People are the Jews. Abraham is considered the founder of Judaism, although Moses, who delivered the laws of God to the Israelites, is also an important figure.

The holy days and festivals of Judaism include Hanukkah, Passover, Purim, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur. (See also Sabbath.)