Judeo-Christian
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Judeo-Christian
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Eve’s prominent role in advertising demonstrates how the Judeo-Christian tradition permeated American culture, including the fashion industry.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
For example, Mr. Mansfield dismisses the idea of a Judeo-Christian tradition as a Hegelian confection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote that civil rights protesters stood for “the most sacred values in our Judeo-Christian heritage.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
And she doesn’t mind teaching about “the influence of the Judeo-Christian tradition” on the nation’s founding documents.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
The Aristotelian system was Greek, but the Judeo-Christian story of creation was Semitic—and Semites didn’t have such a fear of the void.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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