HAREDI

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected form: haredim   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several sects of Orthodox Judaism that reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Haredi" is a kind of...):

religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

Holonyms ("Haredi" is a member of...):

Jewish Orthodoxy; Orthodox Judaism (Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud)

Credits