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ORTHODOX JEW

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Orthodox Jew" is a kind of...):

Hebrew; Israelite; Jew (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Orthodox Jew"):

Chasid; Chassid; Hasid; Hassid (a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism)

Lubavitcher (a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism)

Holonyms ("Orthodox Jew" is a member of...):

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

Credits