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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:
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)
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