Hebraism

[hee-brey-iz-uh m, -bree-]

noun

an expression or construction distinctive of the Hebrew language.

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

Origin of Hebraism

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

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Examples from the Web for hebraism

Historical Examples of hebraism

Literally, "all the daughters of song," a Hebraism for birds.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Ecclesiastes
Samuel Cox
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
We want Hellenism for knowing and enjoying, Hebraism for acting, loving, and hoping.
Platform Monologues
T. G. Tucker
Where Hellenism appealed to the senses, Hebraism appealed to the spirit.
A Text-Book of the History of Painting
John C. Van Dyke

British Dictionary definitions for hebraism

Hebraism

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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Word Origin and History for hebraism

Hebraism

1560s, "phrase or construction characteristic of the Hebrew language;" see Hebraic + -ism. Meaning "a quality or characteristic of the (biblical) Hebrew people" is from 1847.