noun
Usage: capitalized R&J
: a development of Judaism that began in Germany in the early part of the 19th century and is marked by an effort to promote faith in God through a rationalization of belief according to the truths of modern sciences, by an acceptance of the doctrine of ethical monotheism and a rejection of the legal authority of the Talmud, by a simplification of many ritual and ceremonial observances, and by the affirmation of the essentially religious rather than national character of Judaism — called also Liberal Judaism ; compare conservative judaism , orthodox judaism