Hebraism

[ hee-brey-iz-uhm, -bree- ]

/ ˈhi breɪˌɪz əm, -bri- /

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noun

an expression or construction distinctive of the Hebrew language.

the character, spirit, principles, or practices distinctive of the Hebrew people.

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Origin of Hebraism

1560–70; <Late Greek Hebraïsmós, equivalent to Hebra- (see Hebraize) + -ismos-ism

Words nearby Hebraism

hebetic, hebetude, Hebr., Hebraic, Hebraicize, Hebraism, Hebraist, Hebraistic, Hebraize, Hebrew, Hebrew Bible

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How to use Hebraism in a sentence

The idea of Hellenism is to see things as they are: the idea of Hebraism is conduct and obedience.
Matthew Arnold|G. W. E. Russell
And this discipline has been nowhere so effectively taught as in the School of Hebraism.
Matthew Arnold|G. W. E. Russell
Christianity, rejecting the Hebrew form, regards this as a mere Hebraism, substituting the name for the being himself.
Mysticism and its Results|John Delafield
But the habits and discipline received from Hebraism remain for our race an eternal possession.
Gorgias|Plato

The expression "eat bread" is a Hebraism, signifying eating in full as at a feast rather than partaking of bread only.
Jesus the Christ|James Edward Talmage

British Dictionary definitions for Hebraism

Hebraism

/ (ˈhiːbreɪˌɪzəm) /

noun

a linguistic usage, custom, or other feature borrowed from or particular to the Hebrew language, or to the Jewish people or their culture

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