Definition of Talmud

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Tal·mud    (tälmd, tlmd) KEY  

NOUN:
Judaism

The collection of ancient Rabbinic writings consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara, constituting the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Mishnaic Hebrew talmûd, learning, instruction, from Hebrew lmad, to learn; see lmd in Semitic roots

OTHER FORMS:
Tal·mudic   (täl-mdk, -my-, tl-) KEY   or Tal·mudi·cal   (-d-kl) KEY  (Adjective), Talmud·ist   (tälm-dst, tlm-) KEY  (Noun)

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