Judaism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Judaism \Ju"da*ism\, prop. n. [L. Juda["i]smus: cf. F.
     juda["i]sme.]
     1. The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews as enjoined
        in the laws of Moses, and for many adherents, in the
        Talmud. --J. S. Mill.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies; the
        practise of Judaism[1].
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The adherents of Judaism[1] collectively; jewry.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Judaism
       n 1: Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah
            and the Talmud [syn: {Hebraism}, {Jewish religion}]
       2: the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual
          and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and
          in the Talmud