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Abrahamic

Abrahamic

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Relating to Abraham or the religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
  • adjective
  • /ˌeɪbrəˈhæmɪk/
: abrahámico
  • Is there a, you know, so Christianity, Judaism, Islam are all Abrahamic religions, right?
  • Abrahamic faiths
  • Abrahamic religions
  • Abrahamic traditions

And so Islam is is an Abrahamic religion like Judaism and Christianity.

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Examples

  • The three religions have a massive amount in common, such that they are often referred to as the "Abrahamic Faiths," each claiming Abraham as a common spiritual ancestor.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Although Swidler has written extensively on both the Abrahamic religious traditions and the religions of Asia, especially Buddhism, I will deal primarily with the Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

    Academic text (2015)
  • So they say that the Abrahamic God is this perfect first God.

  • So you have this credible spiritual center here for the three great Abrahamic religions.

  • And so Islam is is an Abrahamic religion like Judaism and Christianity.

  • This was an affirmation of a continuity of the Abrahamic religions.

  • In Western philosophy, what we're mostly thinking about are the Abrahamic monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

  • The initiators of the Trialogue considered it important to enlarge Christian-Jewish dialogue to include Muslims, since Islam was among the three "Abrahamic" faiths along with Judaism and Christianity, and also in view of the increasing importance of Muslims in the contemporary world situation.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the main Abrahamic religions that share a belief in one God.

  • Many scholars study the Abrahamic faiths to explore their similarities and differences.

Surface Forms

Abrahamic positive

Morphology

Abrahamic = Abraham (transparent) = Abraham + ic

Formed directly from the proper name 'Abraham' with the productive adjectival suffix '-ic', yielding 'relating to Abraham' which is straightforward.

Etymology

The word Abrahamic comes from the name Abraham and the ending -ic, which means 'related to'. Abraham is an important figure in Judaism, Christianity and Islam who was called the 'father of many nations', so Abrahamic describes things connected to Abraham, especially the religions that come from him.