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CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beliefs and practices of Conservative Jews
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Conservative Judaism" is a kind of...):
Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Conservative Judaism" is a kind of...):
Hebraism; Jewish religion; Judaism (Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud)
Meronyms (members of "Conservative Judaism"):
Conservative Jew (Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
