Abrahamic
Americanadjective
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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.
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relating to Abraham.
Our Biblical Theology class spent three sessions discussing the Abrahamic covenant.
Etymology
Origin of Abrahamic
First recorded in 1690–1700; Abraham ( def. ) + -ic ( def. )
Example Sentences
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"As a Muslim, Stanley respected Christianity as a sister faith of Islam - of its shared Abrahamic roots," Gilham said.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
Obama seemed to want to weave back into America’s civic-republican fabric some tough old threads of Abrahamic, covenantal faith.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024
Unlike other Abrahamic faiths, Judaism traditionally puts little value on martyrdom.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2023
The walled Old City is only a third of a square mile in size, and few places evoke to a greater extent the literal jostling of one Abrahamic faith against another.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023
People don’t know that Islam is one of the three Abrahamic faiths, Christianity and Judaism being the other two.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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