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REFORM JUDAISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beliefs and practices of Reform Jews
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Reform 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:
The most liberal Jews; Jews who do not follow the Talmud strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of Judaism to the modern world
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Reform 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 "Reform Judaism"):
Reform Jew (liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances)
