Definition of Talmud

< Talmi gold

talon >

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)