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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
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.
2. Conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies; the practise of Judaism[1].
3. The adherents of Judaism[1] collectively; jewry. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Judaism
noun
1: Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud [syn: {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
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