/ ˈdʒuːdeɪɪzəm; NAmE -dəɪzəm/ noun
[ U ] the religion of the Jewish people, based mainly on the Bible (= the Christian Old Testament) and the Talmud
► Ju·da·ic / dʒuːˈdeɪɪk; NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ]:
Judaic tradition
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WORD ORIGIN
from late Latin Judaismus , from Greek Ioudaïsmos , from Ioudaios , via Aramaic from Hebrew yěhūḏī , from yěhūḏāh Judah.