Yahwism

American

[yah-wiz-uhm] / ˈjɑ wɪz əm /

Also Yahvism

noun

the worship of Yahweh or the religious system based on such worship.

Yahwism British

/ ˈjɑːwɪzəm, ˈjɑːvɪzəm /

noun

the use of the name Yahweh, esp in parts of the Old Testament, as the personal name of God

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Etymology

Origin of Yahwism

First recorded in 1865–70; Yahw(eh) + -ism

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