Judeo-Christian

[joo-dey-oh-kris-chuhn, -dee-]

Ju·de·o-Chris·tian

[joo-dey-oh-kris-chuhn, -dee-]
adjective
of or pertaining to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.


Origin:
1895–1900
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Judeo-christian has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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judeo-christian

adjective
being historically related to both Judaism and Christianity; "the Judeo-Christian tradition" 
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