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

Words nearby Yahwism

Yahgan, yahoo, Yahoos, Yahrzeit, Yahweh, Yahwism, Yahwist, Yahwistic, Yajur-Veda, yak, Yakama

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How to use Yahwism in a sentence

But Yahwism, like Islam, had its sects and tendencies, and the opponents to the stricter ritualism always had followers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various

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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