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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishJudaismJu‧da‧is‧m /ˈdʒuːdeɪ-ɪzəm, ˈdʒuːdə- $ ˈdʒuːdə-, ˈdʒuːdi-/ noun [uncountable] RRJthe Jewish religion based on the sacred books known as the Hebrew Scriptures. These writings contain many of the books that are also in the Old Testament of the Christian bible. —Judaic /dʒuːˈdeɪ-ɪk/ adjectiveOrigin Judaism (1300-1400) Late Latin Judaismus, from Greek Ioudaismos, from Ioudaios; → JEW
