Judeo-Christian

American  

[joo-dey-oh-kris-chuhn, -dee-] / dʒuˈdeɪ oʊˈkrɪs tʃən, -ˈdi- /

Or Judaeo-Christian

adjective

1. of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.

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Etymology

Origin of Judeo-Christian

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Mr. George has played an essential role in articulating and advancing a robust social conservatism rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition and the American founding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

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

As Sundaram sees it, Ramaswamy does have a valid claim to Judeo-Christian values simply by growing up in the U.S., steeped in it.

From Slate • Aug. 29, 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