frumkeit
Pronunciations
| frumkeit | (FRUM-keit) | listen |
Definitions
n. Jewish religiosity, frum-ness.
n. Orthodoxy.
n. Orthodoxy considered stricter than normal.
Example Sentences
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"I'm very happy that my daughter's shidduch is invested in frumkeit."
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"The Rabbonim have gathered to discuss the future of frumkeit in America." (Weiser)
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"Frumkeit like his doesn't impress me; he only runs to learn when his parents have a job for him." (Weiser)
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
פֿרומקײט 'piety, devoutness'
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Australia / New Zealand
- View More
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
- Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow
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Alternative Spellings
frumkite, frumkayt, frumkait
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