Judaism

Meaning

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

Synonyms

Hebraism

Jewish religion

Jewry

Hebraicism

Raphael

judaism

Judaica

Translations

judaísmo

judaïsme

Judentum

judaísmo

ebraismo

ιουδαϊσμός

judaisme

jodendom

Judaismus

Musevilik

يهودية

Ιουδαϊσμός

Yahudilik

giudaismo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒuːˌdeɪ.ɪz.əm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Iudaisme

In summary

From Middle English Iudaisme, from Late Latin iūdaismus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαισμός (Ioudaismós), from Ῐ̓ουδαῖος (Ĭoudaîos) + -ισμός (-ismós), from Ἰουδά (Ioudá) + -ιος (-ios), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yəhūḏā(h), “Judah”). Doublet of Judezmo.