dietary law

noun

: any of the laws observed by Orthodox Jews that permit or prohibit certain foods

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Strict dietary laws are observed and special prohibitions restrict work at the beginning and end of the festival. Chris Sims, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 In essence, all this accomplishes is to enable some devious shopkeepers to charge their fellow Jews even more money in these challenging times for adhering to dietary laws. Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025 From this, early rabbis extrapolated the strict dietary laws that prohibit mixing milk and meat. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025 The bones could reveal whether inhabitants practiced Kashrut regulations, or kosher Jewish dietary laws, which govern what animals could be consumed, and how they should be prepared and handled. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dietary law

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1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dietary law was in 1907

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“Dietary law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dietary%20law. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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