CONSERVATIVE JEW

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Conservative 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)

Holonyms ("Conservative Jew" is a member of...):

Conservative Judaism (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)

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