Judeo-Christian

or Ju·dae·o-Chris·tian

[ joo-dey-oh-kris-chuhn, -dee- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Judeo-Christian¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

There’s a new breed of Christian sex coaches who teach these techniques and professors at major Christian universities who are researching their history and the role sex might have played in early Judeo-Christian thought.

From Nautilus

This organization offered a variety of speaking events and literature to educate followers on the Judeo-Christian tradition.

From Washington Blade

Moynihan told me yesterday he joined the effort because it will create a moral framework for stakeholder capitalism and help ground business “in Judeo-Christian values and ethics.”

From Fortune

The unsaid fact, of course, is that her search must be a Judeo-Christian one.

From The Daily Beast

The Task Force report is a blend of modern bureaucratese and the old Judeo-Christian tradition of the jeremiad.

From The Daily Beast

Our bedrock Judeo-Christian values are being undermined by secular modernity, it would seem.

From The Daily Beast

Though it might not seem that way if we actually bothered to examine the bedrock of those Judeo-Christian values: the Bible.

From The Daily Beast

But in what non-Judeo-Christian-Muslim book is that written?

From The Daily Beast

Our Judeo-Christian tradition recognizes the right of taking a life in self-defense.

From Project Gutenberg