dietary law
noun
: a usually religious rule or set of rules permitting or prohibiting particular foods and drinks
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Caregivers are trained to understand the basic guidelines of keeping kosher, which means adhering to certain dietary laws.
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Carli Teproff, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Emirati youth delegations visited Israel; Israeli and Emirati scholars co-presented their work at conferences all over Abu Dhabi; and festive meals were served following the Jewish and Islamic dietary laws when Passover and Ramadan overlapped.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
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
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Carli Teproff, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Emirati youth delegations visited Israel; Israeli and Emirati scholars co-presented their work at conferences all over Abu Dhabi; and festive meals were served following the Jewish and Islamic dietary laws when Passover and Ramadan overlapped.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for dietary law
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“Dietary law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dietary%20law. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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