2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Talmud  \Tal"mud\,  n.  [Chald.  talm[=u]d  instruction,  doctrine, 
  fr  lamad  to  learn,  limmad  to  teach.] 
  The  body  of  the  Jewish  civil  and  canonical  law  not  comprised 
  in  the  Pentateuch. 
 
  Note:  The  Talmud  consists  of  two  parts  the  Mishna,  or  text, 
  and  the  Gemara,  or  commentary.  Sometimes  however,  the 
  name  Talmud  is  restricted,  especially  by  Jewish 
  writers,  to  the  Gemara.  There  are  two  Talmuds,  the 
  Palestinian,  commonly,  but  incorrectly,  called  the 
  Talmud  of  Jerusalem,  and  the  Babylonian  Talmud.  They 
  contain  the  same  Mishna,  but  different  Gemaras.  The 
  Babylonian  Talmud  is  about  three  times  as  large  as  the 
  other  and  is  more  highly  esteemed  by  the  Jews. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Talmud 
  n  :  sacred  writings  of  Orthodox  Judaism  [syn:  {Talmud}] 

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