ˈjüdəˌizəm, -dēˌi- sometimes -(ˌ)dāˌi- or -ˌdizəm noun
Etymology: Late Latin judaismus, from Greek ioudaismos, from Ioudaios Jew + -ismos -ism
1. capitalized : the religion of the Jews characterized by belief in one God and in the mission of Jews to teach the Fatherhood of God as revealed in the Hebrew Scriptures — see conservative judaism , orthodox judaism , reconstructionism , reform judaism
2. usually capitalized : the quality or state of being a Jew : conformity to Jewish rites, ceremonies, and practices : adherence to the religion or culture of the Jews
declared their Judaism openly — Cecil Roth
3. usually capitalized : the total complex of cultural, social, and religious beliefs and practices of the Jews
4. usually capitalized : the whole body of Jews : the Jewish community
losses sustained by Judaism … by the oppression of Jews in Russia and Rumania — Herbert Loewe