1.
[syn: Judaism, Hebraism, Jewish religion]
2. the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Judaism \Ju"da*ism\, prop. n. [L. Juda["i]smus: cf. F.
juda["i]sme.]
1. The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews as enjoined
in the laws of Moses, and for many adherents, in the
Talmud. --J. S. Mill.
[1913 Webster]
2. Conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies; the
practise of Judaism[1].
[1913 Webster]
3. The adherents of Judaism[1] collectively; jewry.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Judaism
n 1: Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the
Torah and the Talmud [syn: Judaism, Hebraism, Jewish
religion]
2: the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual
and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in
the Talmud