Conservative Jew

Conservative Jew
a Jew who adheres for the most part to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism with the reservation that, taking into account contemporary conditions, certain modifications or rejections are permissible. Cf. Orthodox Jew, Reform Jew.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Conservative Jew — noun Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances • Hypernyms: ↑Jew, ↑Hebrew, ↑Israelite • Member Holonyms: ↑Conservative Judaism * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized C&J : a …   Useful english dictionary

  • Conservative Jew — /kənsɜvətɪv ˈdʒu/ (say kuhnservuhtiv jooh) noun an adherent of Conservative Judaism …  

  • Conservative Judaism — (also known as Masorti Judaism outside of the United States and Canada) is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid 19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s.… …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • Conservative Judaism — noun 1. Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑Judaism, ↑Hebraism, ↑Jewish… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jew — A Jew (Hebrew: יְהוּדִי, Yehudi (sl.); he. יְהוּדִים, Yehudim (pl.); Ladino: ג׳ודיו, Djudio (sl.); ג׳ודיוס, Djudios (pl.); Yiddish: ייִד, Yid (sl.); yi. ייִדן, Yidn (pl.)) [According to the The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language …   Wikipedia

  • Conservative Halakha — Part of a series of articles on Jews and Judaism …   Wikipedia

  • Conservative Party candidates, 2004 Canadian federal election — The Conservative Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates in the 2004 federal election, and won 99 seats out of 308 to form the Official Opposition. Many of the party s candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may …   Wikipedia

  • Jew — /jooh/, n. 1. one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite. 2. a person whose religion is Judaism. 3. a subject of the ancient kingdom of Judah. adj. 4.… …   Universalium

  • conservative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ diehard, hard line, staunch ▪ right wing ▪ political ▪ compassionate ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”