orthodox judaism

1. 1.

   Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud

   SynonymsJewish Orthodoxy

   BroaderJudaism

   NarrowerHasidim
2. 2.

   beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic law

   BroaderJudaism

   NarrowerHasidism

Questions about orthodox judaism

What does orthodox judaism mean?

orthodox judaism means "Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for orthodox judaism?

Close synonyms include Jewish Orthodoxy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is orthodox judaism a common word?

orthodox judaism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.