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