ˈhē(ˌ)brā]ˌizəm, -_brē], -_brə̇]\ noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Hebra ic + -ism
1. : a characteristic feature of Hebrew occurring in another language or dialect
the first half of the book of Acts … is replete with Hebraisms — S.M.Gilmour
2.
a. : the thought, spirit, or practice characteristic of the Hebrews
Hebraism related itself to centuries of literary and philosophical creativity — J.L.Teller
— compare hellenism 4
b. : the moral theory of life held to be characteristic of the Hebrews
the governing idea of Hellenism is spontaneity of consciousness; that of Hebraism, strictness of conscience — Matthew Arnold