Yah·wist (yä w st) also Yah·vist (-vst)n. The putative author of the earliest sources of the Hexateuch in which God is consistently referred to by the Tetragrammaton. Yah wism n.Yah·wis tic adj. |
Yahwism, Jahwism [ˈjɑːwɪzəm], Yahvism, Jahvism [ˈjɑːvɪzəm]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the use of the name Yahweh, esp in parts of the Old Testament, as the personal name of God
Yahwism
1. the worship of Yahweh (Jehovah).
2. the act or custom of naming Jehovah Yahweh.
See also: Judaism2. the act or custom of naming Jehovah Yahweh.
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