judaism
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1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | monotheism, |
| definition | : | belief in a single God (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | orthodox judaism, |
| definition | : | beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic law (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | conservative judaism, |
| definition | : | beliefs and practices of Conservative Jews (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | reform judaism, |
| definition | : | beliefs and practices of Reform Jews (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | mitsvah, mitzvah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | aliyah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | mikvah, |
| definition | : | (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | passover supper, seder, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | ark, ark of the covenant, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | holy of holies, sanctum sanctorum, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | menorah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | menorah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | prayer shawl, tallis, tallith, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | synagogue, tabernacle, temple, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | tabernacle, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | cabalism, kabbalism, |
| definition | : | the doctrines of the Kabbalah (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | mitsvah, mitzvah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | megillah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | torah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | talmudic literature, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | aliyah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | midrash, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | phylactery, tefillin, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | hallel, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | bar mitzvah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility (noun.event) |
| domain member category | : | bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility (noun.event) |
| domain member category | : | blintz, blintze, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked (noun.food) |
| domain member category | : | challah, hallah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking (noun.food) |
| domain member category | : | jewish rye, jewish rye bread, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds (noun.food) |
| domain member category | : | kishke, stuffed derma, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet (noun.food) |
| domain member category | : | dibbuk, dybbuk, |
| definition | : | (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | cabalist, kabbalist, |
| definition | : | a student of the Jewish Kabbalah (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | golem, |
| definition | : | (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | sabbatarian, |
| definition | : | one who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism) (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | hebrew calendar, jewish calendar, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | rosh chodesh, rosh hodesh, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | day of atonement, yom kippur, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | purim, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | fast of gedaliah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | fast of tevet, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tevet 10 commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem and has also been proclaimed a memorial day for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | fast of esther, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | fast of the firstborn, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | fast of tammuz, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz 17 when the walls of Jerusalem were breached (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | channukah, channukkah, chanukah, chanukkah, feast of dedication, feast of lights, feast of the dedication, festival of lights, hannukah, hanukah, hanukkah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | lag b'omer, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | shibah, shiva, shivah, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | cosher, kosher, |
| definition | : | conforming to dietary laws (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | nonkosher, terefah, tref, |
| definition | : | not conforming to dietary laws (adj.all) |
2. Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | conservative judaism, |
| definition | : | Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | reform judaism, |
| definition | : | the most liberal Jews; Jews who do not follow the Talmud strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of Judaism to the modern world (noun.group) |
| part meronym | : | jewry, |
| definition | : | Jews collectively (noun.group) |
3. the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | judaic, judaical, judaic, judaical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | judaic, judaical, judaic, judaical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion (adj.pert) |
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