Conservative
Pronunciations
| Conservative | (cuhn-SER-vuh-tiv) | listen |
Definitions
adj. Of, relating to, or affiliated with Conservative Judaism.
Example Sentences
"I think he's Conservative because he he's shomer Shabbos but doesn't wrap tefillin every morning."
Languages of Origin
- English
Who Uses This
- Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
Regions
- North America
Dictionaries
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
Notes
Conservative is the North American equivalent of what is known elsewhere as Masorti.
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