Judaism
UK/ˈd͡ʒuːˌdeɪ.ɪz.əm//ˈd͡ʒuː.deɪˌɪz.əm/
Judaism proper noun: an Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.
Proper noun
Judaism (usually uncountable, plural Judaisms)
- An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.
- 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.2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 216
- The resurgence of overt antisemitism has underscored just how limiting the category of race is, said Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, CEO of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and the Rabbinical Assembly.2023 April 4, Harmeet Kaur, “What does it mean to be Jewish in the US?”, in CNN
Judaism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Judaism in Hindi
- world religion
- यहूदी धर्म yahūdī dharm, यूदावाद yūdāvād
Judaism in Tamil
- world religion
- யூதம் yūtam
Judaism in Urdu
- world religion
- یَہُودِیَت yahūdiyat
Judaism in Bengali
- world religion
- ইহুদি ধর্ম ihudi dhormo
More languagesFewer languages
- Judaism in Telugu
- యూదుమతము yūdumatamu
- Judaism in Malayalam
- യഹൂദമതം yahūdamataṁ
- Judaism in Punjabi
- ਯਹੂਦੀ ਧਰਮ yahūdī dharam
- Judaism in Sinhala
- ජුදා ආගම judā āgama
- Judaism in Pashto
- يهوديت yahūdyat
- Judaism in Tagalog
- Hudaismo
- Judaism in Arabic
- يَهُودِيَّة yahūdiyya
- Judaism in Malay
- Yahudi, agama Yahudi
- Judaism in Indonesian
- agama Yahudi
- Judaism in Thai
- ศาสนายูดาย sàat-sà-nǎa-yuu-daai, ศาสนายูดาห์, ศาสนายิว
- Judaism in Vietnamese
- Do thái giáo, đạo Do thái
- Judaism in Myanmar
- ဂျူးဘာသာ gyu:bhasa
- Dhivehi
- ޔަހޫދީދީން yahūdīdīn̊
Forms of Judaism
| plural | Judaisms |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | Judaïsm |
| alternative hypercorrect (obsolete, rare) | Judaeism |
| alternative hypercorrect (obsolete, rare) | Judæism |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | Jewdaism |
Origin of Judaism
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.
Words formed from Judaism
Phrases with Judaism
Questions about Judaism
- What does Judaism mean?
- Judaism means an Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.
- What is Judaism in Hindi?
- Judaism in Hindi is यहूदी धर्म (yahūdī dharm), यूदावाद (yūdāvād). See Judaism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Judaism?
- Judaism is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Judaism?
- Judaism is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒuːˌdeɪ.ɪz.əm/ (UK).
Words near Judaism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Judaism (page history and authors); యూదుమతము (Telugu) (page history and authors); യഹൂദമതം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ਯਹੂਦੀ ਧਰਮ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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