Dictionary entry

Hebraism

Webster's Dictionary 1913

He″bra‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. hébraïsme.]

1. A Hebrew idiom or custom; a peculiar expression or manner of speaking in the Hebrew language. Addison.

2. The type of character of the Hebrews.

The governing idea of Hebraism is strictness of conscience. M. Arnold.