What is the Torah ?
To·rah also to·rah
(tôr  , t r, toir, tô-rä)
n. Judaism
1. The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures. See Table at Bible.
2. A scroll of parchment containing the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, used in a synagogue during services.
3. The entire body of religious law and learning including both sacred literature and oral tradition. [Hebrew tôrâ, law, instruction, from hôrâ, to throw, direct, teach, derived stem of y  râ, to throw, shoot; see wrw in Semitic roots.] |
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adj.
1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion: a religious text.
3. Extremely scrupulous or conscientious: religious devotion to duty.
n. pl. religious
A member of a monastic order, especially a nun or monk.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin religisus, from religi, religion; see religion.]
be·lief
(bsus, from religi, religion; see religion.]| re·li·gion
(r-ljn)
n.
Idiom:
1.
a. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
b. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship. 2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion. get religion Informal
1. To become religious or devout.
2. To resolve to end one's immoral behavior. [Middle English religioun, from Old French religion, from Latin religi , religin-, perhaps from religre, to tie fast; see rely.] |
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n.
1. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another: My belief in you is as strong as ever.
2. Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something: His explanation of what happened defies belief.
3. Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.
[Middle English bileve, alteration (influenced by bileven, to believe)of Old English gelafa; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]
afa; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]
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