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Yahwism

[ yah-wiz-uhm ]
/ ˈyɑ wɪz əm /
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noun
the worship of Yahweh or the religious system based on such worship.
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Also Yahvism [yah-viz-uhm], /ˈyɑ vɪz əm/, Jahvism, Jahwism.

Origin of Yahwism

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

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British Dictionary definitions for Yahwism

Yahwism

Jahwism Yahvism or Jahvism (ˈjɑːvɪzəm)

/ (ˈjɑːwɪzəm) /

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