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CIDE DICTIONARY
talmud, n. [Chald. talm instruction, doctrine, fr. lamad to learn, limmad to teach.].
The body of the Jewish civil and canonical law not comprised in the Pentateuch. [1913 Webster]
" The Talmud consists of two parts, the Mishna, or text, and the Gemara, or commentary. Sometimes, however, the name Talmud is restricted, especially by Jewish writers, to the Gemara. There are two Talmuds, the Palestinian, commonly, but incorrectly, called the Talmud of Jerusalem, and the Babylonian Talmud. They contain the same Mishna, but different Gemaras. The Babylonian Talmud is about three times as large as the other, and is more highly esteemed by the Jews." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
talmud, n. the body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara.
Derivative
Talmudic adj. Talmudical adj. Talmudist n.
Etymology
late Heb. talm{ucirc}d instruction f. Heb. lamad learn
THESAURUS
talmud
Gemara, Masorah, Mishnah, Spiritus Mundi, Sunna, ancient wisdom, archetypal myth, archetypal pattern, common law, custom, folk motif, folklore, folktale, immemorial usage, legend, lore, myth, mythology, racial memory, tradition, traditionalism, traditionalityROGET THESAURUS
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Judeo-Christian Revelation
N Judeo-christian revelation, revelation, inspiration, afflatus, theophany, theopneusty, Word, Word of God, Scripture, the Scriptures, the Bible, Holy Writ, Holy Scriptures, inspired writings, Gospel, Old Testament, Septuagint, Vulgate, Pentateuch, Octateuch, the Law, the Jewish Law, the Prophets, major Prophets, minor Prophets, Hagiographa, Hagiology, Hierographa, Apocrypha, New Testament, Gospels, Evangelists, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypse, Revelations, Talmud, Mishna, Masorah, prophet, evangelist, apostle, disciple, saint, the Fathers, the Apostolical Fathers, Holy Men of old, inspired penmen, scriptural, biblical, sacred, prophetic, evangelical, evangelistic, apostolic, apostolical, inspired, theopneustic, theophneusted, apocalyptic, ecclesiastical, canonical, textuary.Also see definition of "talmud" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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