Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hebraism"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Hebraism \He"bra*ism\, n. [Cf. F. h['e]bra["i]sme.]
1. A Hebrew idiom or custom; a peculiar expression or manner
of speaking in the Hebrew language. --Addison.

2. The type of character of the Hebrews.

The governing idea of Hebraism is strictness of
conscience. --M. Arnold.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

Hebraism
n : Jews who practice a religion based on the Old Testament and
the Talmud [syn: {Judaism}, {Hebraism}, {Jewish religion}]


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