Jewdaism

English

Etymology

In contemporary usage, a blend of Jew +‎ Judaism.

Proper noun

Jewdaism (plural not attested)

  1. (nonstandard, also archaic) Judaism.
    • 1854, Antonio Gavin, The Great Red Dragon, Or, The Master-key to Popery, page 167:
      and if it happen they find the least spot of Jewdaism, or Heresy, in some relation of the family, the commissaries do not proceed any further in the examinations, but come back again to the inquisition immediately, and then the postulant is never sent for by the inquisitors, who keep the two hundred pistoles for pious uses.
    • 1890, E.E.G., “The Jewish Mission Question”, in The Peculiar People[1], volumes 3-4, page 6:
      Matt 15:11 does not refer to food, but to the washing of hands. More particularly see my "Kirche und Judentum," Church and Jewdaism.
    • 1996 October 23, “Changing Religion”, in soc.culture.jewish[2] (Usenet):
      Could any body in this newsgroup tell me how I could change my religion from Christianity to Jewdaism. Thank you for all information.
    • 1998 January 4, Gregory Dandulakis, soc.culture.arabic[3] (Usenet):
      Antiochus made a minor effort to extripate the fundamentalist branch of Jewdaism, but left totally untouced Jewdaism as a whole. Jews outside of Judaea, along with the reformer Jews were either his supporters or were left totally untouched.
    • 2001 February 12, Stargazer, “Law Vs Lawlessness. Attn: Rick C. Hodgin”, in comp.lang.asm.x86[4] (Usenet):
      May be you are not aware, but one of the major freedoms is Freedom of Faith. E.g., according to Jewdaism, Jesus was not a prophet, he was an impostor. Is it legitimate to bring up an evidence based on pure YOUR faith?
    • 2011 August 28, I have a Big Johnson, “Re: Tilly the High School Dropout Blunders Again”, in alt.revisionism[5] (Usenet):
      Dr. twatty all the sudden thinks she is a member of the frum crowd even though she is the furthest thing from it. I probably know more about Jewdaism than you!

Usage notes

  • In contemporary usage, this term is considered potentially offensive or antisemitic.