Abrahamic

American  

[ey-bruh-ham-ik] / ˌeɪ brəˈhæm ɪk /

adjective

1. being or relating to any of the religions in which Abraham is revered as the first of the patriarchs.

   The Druze faith is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion incorporating Islamic, Jewish, and Christian teachings as well as those of Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle.

2. relating to Abraham.

   Our Biblical Theology class spent three sessions discussing the Abrahamic covenant.

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Etymology

Origin of Abrahamic

First recorded in 1690–1700; Abraham ( def. ) + -ic ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Now there is evidence that all the Abrahamic faiths – namely Judaism, Christianity and Islam, as well as their later incarnations such as Mormonism – descend from a ten to twelve thousand-year-old cult centered around red fly agaric,” Vishnevsky explained.

From Salon

But in any case, very few women seek the absolute power that the male writers and scholars of the Abrahamic religious traditions arrogated for themselves.

From Salon

Obama seemed to want to weave back into America’s civic-republican fabric some tough old threads of Abrahamic, covenantal faith.

From Salon

The King spoke of the universal values of respecting others in the "Abrahamic family of religions", which includes Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

From BBC

Unlike other Abrahamic faiths, Judaism traditionally puts little value on martyrdom.

From Slate