Synonyms and antonyms of Judaism in British Thesaurus

the Ark of the Covenant ()

a chest in the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem containing the stones on which the Ten Commandments were written. The Temple and the Ark of the Covenant were destroyed in the 6th century bc.

bar mitzvah (noun)

a Jewish religious ceremony held on a boy’s thirteenth birthday, after which he is considered to be an adult in his religious life

bar mitzvah (noun)

a Jewish boy who is taking part in a bar mitzvah

bat mitzvah (noun)

a Jewish religious ceremony held when a girl is between the ages of 12 and 14, after which she is considered to be an adult in her religious life

bat mitzvah (noun)

a Jewish girl who is taking part in a bat mitzvah

the Bible (noun)

the book that is considered holy by Jews, that is also the Old Testament of the Christian Bible

Chanukah ()

another spelling of Hanukkah

chief rabbi (noun)

the leader of the Jewish community in a particular country

the Fall (noun)

in the Jewish and Christian religions, the story of how evil came into the world because Adam and Eve did not obey God

gentile (noun)

someone who is not Jewish

gentile (adjective)

concerning religions and cultures that are not Jewish

ghetto (noun)

a part of a European town or city where Jewish people were forced to live in the past

Hanukkah (noun)

a period in November or December when Jewish people light candles in their home and remember a time when an important ancient religious building was given back to their people

Hebraic (adjective)

Hebrew

Hebrew (noun)

a Jewish person in ancient times

Hebrew (adjective)

relating to the Jewish people or their culture, especially in ancient times

the Holocaust (noun)

the organized killing of millions of Jews and other people by the German Nazi government during the Second World War

holy of holies (noun)

the central and most holy part of a Jewish temple (=building where God is worshipped)

Jew (noun)

a member of the group of people who lived in Israel and believed in Judaism in ancient times, and who now live in many places all over the world, including Israel

Jew (noun)

someone who believes in Judaism

Jewess (noun)

offensive an old-fashioned word for a Jewish woman. This word is now considered offensive.

Jewish (adjective)

someone who is Jewish was born in the Jewish culture and may practise Judaism

Jewish (adjective)

relating to Jews, their culture, or their religion

Jewry (noun)

literary all the Jewish people in the world, or in a particular city or country

Judaism (noun)

the religion of Jewish people, based on the writings of the Torah and the Talmud. Its followers are called Jews and they worship in a synagogue.

kosher (adjective)

approved or allowed by Jewish laws concerning food

latke (noun)

a traditional Jewish pancake made with potatoes

matzo (noun)

a type of flat bread traditionally eaten by Jewish people during the Passover holiday

menorah (noun)

an object that holds seven or more candles, used in the Jewish religion

Mosaic (adjective)

relating to Moses, a leader of the Jewish people in ancient times

Passover (noun)

a religious festival lasting seven or eight days in March or April during which Jews remember the time when the ancient Hebrews escaped from Egypt. Passover begins with a special meal.

Pentecost (noun)

Shavuot

Pharisee (noun)

a member of an ancient Jewish religious group who believed that people should obey religious laws in a strict way

prophet (noun)

the Jewish holy men who wrote about these events

prophetess (noun)

a woman who is a prophet

rabbi (noun)

a Jewish religious leader

rabbi (noun)

someone who is an expert on Jewish law

rabbinical (adjective)

relating to the work of a rabbi

the Sabbath (noun)

a day for people of some religions to rest and pray. The Jewish Sabbath is Saturday and the Christian Sabbath is Sunday.

Shavuot (noun)

a festival in May or June held 50 days after Passover, that Jews celebrate as the day when God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses

the Shoah ()

a word that Jewish people often use for the Holocaust

shofar (noun)

a horn that is blown during some Jewish religious festivals

shtetl (noun)

in the past, a small Jewish town or village in eastern Europe

skullcap (noun)

a small hat sometimes worn by Jewish men and Roman Catholic priests

Star of David (noun)

a star with six points formed by putting a triangle upside down on top of another triangle. It is used to represent Judaism and the state of Israel.

synagogue (noun)

a building used by Jewish people for worship and religious study

the Tabernacle (noun)

in the past, a type of tent in which Jews kept holy objects

the Talmud ()

a collection of Jewish religious writings

temple (noun)

American a synagogue where Jewish people worship

the Torah ()

the first five books of the Jewish Bible

the Torah ()

the principles and laws of the Jewish religion

Yahweh (noun)

the Hebrew name for God

yarmulke (noun)

a small round hat worn by Jewish men

yeshiva (noun)

a school for Orthodox Jewish students where they can train to become rabbis (=Jewish religious leaders)

yeshiva (noun)

a school for Jewish boys that teaches both religious and other subjects

Yiddish (noun)

a language spoken mainly by Jewish people who come from Central and Eastern Europe. Yiddish is a mixture of Hebrew and an old form of German.

Yom Kippur (noun)

a day each year in September or October when Jewish people do not eat or drink but pray to God to forgive them for things that they have done wrong. This holiday is also called the Day of Atonement.