judaism

from 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

from 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]