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JEWISH ORTHODOXY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud

Synonyms:

Jewish Orthodoxy; Orthodox Judaism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Jewish Orthodoxy" is a kind of...):

Hebraism; Jewish religion; Judaism (Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud)

Meronyms (members of "Jewish Orthodoxy"):

Haredi (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)

Orthodox Jew (Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Jewish Orthodoxy"):

Chasidim; Chassidim; Hasidim; Hasidism; Hassidim (a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly)

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