Abrahamic

[ ey-bruh-ham-ik ]

adjective

1. being or relating to any of the religions in which Abraham is revered as the first of the patriarchs:

   The Druze faith is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion incorporating Islamic, Jewish, and Christian teachings as well as those of Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle.

2. relating to Abraham:

   Our Biblical Theology class spent three sessions discussing the Abrahamic covenant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Abrahamic¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; Abraham ( def ) + -ic ( def )

Example Sentences

But in any case, very few women seek the absolute power that the male writers and scholars of the Abrahamic religious traditions arrogated for themselves.

From Salon

Obama seemed to want to weave back into America’s civic-republican fabric some tough old threads of Abrahamic, covenantal faith.

From Salon

The King spoke of the universal values of respecting others in the "Abrahamic family of religions", which includes Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

From BBC

Unlike other Abrahamic faiths, Judaism traditionally puts little value on martyrdom.

From Slate

While in Abu Dhabi, Blinken visited the Abrahamic Family House, a complex consisting of a church, a mosque and a synagogue representing the three Abrahamic faiths.

From Washington Times