Orthodox Jew

Orthodox Jew
An adherent of Orthodox Judaism

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  • Orthodox Jew — n a believer in the religion known as Orthodox Judaism, a form of the Jewish religion that strictly follows the laws given in the holy books called the ↑Torah, including rules about food and clothes. Men who are Orthodox Jews wear black clothes… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Orthodox Jew — Jew who adheres to the teachings of the Torah as interpreted in the Talmud, Jew who strictly observes Jewish laws and traditions …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Orthodox Jew — noun Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law • Hypernyms: ↑Jew, ↑Hebrew, ↑Israelite • Hyponyms: ↑Hasid, ↑Hassid, ↑Chasid, ↑Chassid, ↑Lubavitcher …   Useful english dictionary

  • Orthodox Jew — a Jew who adheres faithfully to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism as evidenced chiefly by a devotion to and study of the Torah, daily synagogue attendance if possible, and strict observance of the Sabbath, religious festivals,… …   Universalium

  • Orthodox Jew — /ɔθədɒks ˈdʒu/ (say awthuhdoks jooh) noun an adherent of Orthodox Judaism …  

  • Orthodox Judaism — Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, a leading Rabbinical authority for Orthodox Jewry for a quarter of the twentieth century …   Wikipedia

  • orthodox — or|tho|dox [ˈo:θədɔks US ˈo:rθəda:ks] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: orthodoxe, from Late Latin, from Late Greek orthodoxos, from Greek ortho (from orthos straight, correct ) + doxa opinion ] 1.) orthodox ideas, methods, or behaviour are …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Jew — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. Hebrew, Israelite, Judaist, Semite, Orthodox Jew, Conservative Jew, Reform Jew, Hasid, Israeli, Ashkenazi, Sephardi, sabra, descendant of Abraham, wandering Jew, Jewess, son of Israel. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …   English dictionary for students

  • orthodox — adjective 1 ideas or behaviour that are orthodox are considered by most people to be normal, correct and acceptable: orthodox theories of medicine see also: unorthodox 2 believing in and following all the traditional beliefs, laws, and practices… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • orthodox — Synonyms and related words: Christian, Orthodox Jew, Sunni Muslim, accepted, accordant, accustomed, acknowledged, admitted, anal, approved, authentic, authoritative, authorized, being done, bourgeois, button down, canonical, canonist, comme il… …   Moby Thesaurus

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