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JUDEO-CHRISTIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Judeo-Christian mean?
• JUDEO-CHRISTIAN (adjective)
The adjective JUDEO-CHRISTIAN has 1 sense:
1. being historically related to both Judaism and Christianity
Familiarity information: JUDEO-CHRISTIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being historically related to both Judaism and Christianity
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
the Judeo-Christian tradition
Pertainym:
Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)
Judaism (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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