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yahvism — noun see yahwism * * * Yahvism, vist etc.: see Jahvism … Useful english dictionary
Yahwism — /yah wiz euhm/, n. the worship of Yahweh or the religious system based on such worship. Also, Yahvism /yah viz euhm/, Jahvism, Jahwism. [1865 70; YAHW(EH) + ISM] * * * … Universalium
Moses, Adolph — (1840 1902) American rabbi, of Polish origin. He emigrated to the US in 1870, and served as rabbi to the Reform congregation in Louisville from 1881 until his death. With Isaac S. Moses and Emil G. Hirsch, he edited the German language weekly… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Yahwism — /ˈjawɪzəm/ (say yahwizuhm) noun 1. the religion of the ancient Hebrews, as based on the worship of Yahweh as the national deity. 2. the use of Yahweh as the name of God. Also, Yahvism /ˈjavɪzəm/ (say yahvizuhm) …
LOUISVILLE — LOUISVILLE, the largest city in Kentucky and home to its oldest and largest Jewish community. Jews may have owned land in the Louisville area as early as the late 18th century and a few arrived at the beginning of the 19th, but the first Jewish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
