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Jewishness vs Judaism - What's the difference?

jewishness | judaism |

As nouns the difference between jewishness and judaism

is that jewishness is the property of being Jewish while Judaism is an Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.

jewishness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The property of being Jewish.

    • judaism

    English

    (wikipedia Judaism)

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

  • An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.

    • Hypernyms

    * religion, Abrahamism, monotheism

    Coordinate terms

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    Related terms

    * Conservative Judaism * Jew * Jewish * Judaic * Judaica * Orthodox Judaism * Reconstructionist Judaism * Reform Judaism

    See also

    * Christianity * Islam * monotheism * Mosaism English words suffixed with -ism