Definitions
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- adjective Relating to or derived from both the Jewish and Christian religions.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
Judaism andChristianity .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I would suspect that the great majority of the atheistic understanding of morality comes directly or indirectly from what is commonly referred to as the Judeo-Christian ethic.
Rabbi Adam Jacobs: Atheism's Odd Relationship With Morality Rabbi Adam Jacobs 2011
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I would suspect that the great majority of the atheistic understanding of morality comes directly or indirectly from what is commonly referred to as the Judeo-Christian ethic.
Rabbi Adam Jacobs: Atheism's Odd Relationship With Morality Rabbi Adam Jacobs 2011
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu: "If it were possible for anything to be more devastating than the unnecessary deaths that have accrued over the past 10 years, I would argue that the damage that has been done to global relations between the so-called Judeo-Christian and Muslim worlds must be a candidate."
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Elizabeth Tenety 2011
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"It took about a year, but he finally persuaded me to concur that" Judeo-Christian "was invariably anti-Semitic; no matter how it is used, the" Christian "component never fails to imply its completion of the" Judeo "component.
Michele Somerville: Chelsea and Marc: Their Mixed Marriage, a Mixed Blessing 2010
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So I have a primal fear of the moral chaos that follows the breaking down of America’s real moral foundations, such as Judeo-Christian values, public decency, freedom of speech, and the military.
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A sense of shared generic or “Judeo-Christian,” a term invented in this period values began to emerge, and in institutional terms the ecumenical movement gathered steam.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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“Abortion is in itself the tip of the iceberg,” says Pastor White, who feels that “the Judeo-Christian moral consensus that recognizes marriage as a keystone” is in rapid decline, leaving behind “promiscuous lifestyles” and “high divorce rates.”
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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The church also distributes similar guides produced by the Minnesota Family Council, whose stated mission is “to defend and strengthen the families of Minnesota by upholding Judeo-Christian principles in the public arena.”
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Judeo-Christian mythology is often quite accurate.
Raziel Kristine Douglas 2011
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The gods of Mount Olympus were always a lot more entertaining than the Judeo-Christian God, who tended to be obsessed with punishment and sin.
Raziel Kristine Douglas 2011
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