Judaism

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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.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuːˌdeɪ.ɪz.əm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuː.deɪˌɪz.əm/, /ˈd͡ʒuː.diˌɪz.əm/, /ˈd͡ʒuː.dəˌɪz.əm/, /d͡ʒuˈdeɪˌɪz.əm/

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Judaism (usually uncountable, plural Judaisms)

2. An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.
   • 2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 216:

     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.

   • 2023 April 4, Harmeet Kaur, “What does it mean to be Jewish in the US?”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.

• religion, Abrahamism, monotheism