dietary law

American  

noun

Judaism.

1. law dealing with foods permitted to be eaten, food preparation and combinations, and the utensils and dishes coming into contact with food.

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Etymology

Origin of dietary law

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Kosher certification confirms that a food product has been properly vetted and monitored for rigorous compliance with traditional Jewish dietary law.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

“There’s nothing inherently traif about them,” Mr. Orlansky said, referring to food forbidden under Jewish dietary law.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2015

None of them, however, were made according to Jewish dietary law.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2014

How is it that, for generations, many ancient, runny or stinky cheeses were not available to those orthodox Jews who adhere to strict kashrut dietary law?

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2014

This and this alone is the true religious justification of the dietary law.

From Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria by Bentwich, Norman