| juda | Outside the mainstream of orthodox Judaism the apocalyptic books were more successful with certain movements. |
| judah | (n) (Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah |
| judah | (n) an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center, Syn. Juda |
| judaic | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion, Syn. Judaical, Example: the Judaic idea of justice |
| judaica | (n) historical and literary materials relating to Judaism |
| judaism | (n) Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud, Syn. Jewish religion, Hebraism |
| judaism | (n) the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud |
| judas | (n) (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver, Syn. Judas Iscariot |
| judas | (n) someone who betrays under the guise of friendship |
| judas | (n) a one-way peephole in a door |
| judas maccabaeus | (n) Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC) |
| Judahite | n. One of the tribe of Judah; a member of the kingdom of Judah; a Jew. Kitto. |
| Judaical | |
| Judaically | adv. After the Jewish manner. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Judaism | prop. n. [ L. Judaïsmus: cf. F. judaïsme. ] |
| Judaist | n. One who believes and practices Judaism. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Judaistic | a. Of or pertaining to Judaism. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Judaization | n. The act of Judaizing; a conforming to the Jewish religion or ritual. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Judaize | v. i. They . . . prevailed on the Galatians to Judaize so far as to observe the rites of Moses in various instances. |
| Judaize | v. t. To impose Jewish observances or rites upon; to convert to Judaism. [ 1913 Webster ] The heretical Theodotion, the Judaized Symmachus. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Judaizer | n. One who conforms to or inculcates Judaism; |