chumradik

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Pronunciations

chumradik (KHOOM-ruh-dihk) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Stringent, used to imply that a person is making the most strict halachic ruling, or follows additional restrictions in his or her practice.

Example Sentences

  • "The posek is really humradik. He ruled that we need separate glassware for milk and meat."

  • "The recent chumradike geirus policies have done more to push away yidden than the so-called kiruv has helped." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Aramaic
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Hebrew/Aramaic חומרא 'stringency,' with Yiddish adjectival ending דיק- -dik

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

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      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      humradik, chumredik, chumradike

Notes

  • The Yiddish-type -e suffix is used when the adjective precedes the noun it modifies (attributive).

    See also chumrah and machmir.

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