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

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dietary law

The answer starts with Jesus, but much of the credit belongs to St. Paul, who dispensed with Jewish dietary law, circumcision requirements and prohibitions against intermarriage, thus broadening the appeal of early Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

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 Norman Bentwich

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