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Judaism vs Judaizer - What's the difference?

judaism | judaizer |

As nouns the difference between judaism and judaizer

is that 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 while Judaizer is one who conforms to or inculcates Judaism.

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

    judaizer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) One who conforms to or inculcates Judaism.
  • (historical) One of the Jews who accepted Christianity but still adhered to the law of Moses and worshipped in the temple at Jerusalem.
    • (Webster 1913)