Orthodox Jew
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈɔrθəˌdɑks dʒu/
:
judío ortodoxo
- Consider the current controversy involving Orthodox Jews at Yale.
- ultra-Orthodox Jews
It's something they do occasionally, but strictly Orthodox Jews are not have not been subject to military service.
- It's something they do occasionally, but strictly Orthodox Jews are not have not been subject to military service.
- Under capitalism, the mere existence of buyers like Muslims, vegans, Orthodox Jews, and libertarians like me gives rise to suppliers of their needs.
- So you were both raised a Mormon and a Jew, Orthodox Jew and Mormon at the same time.
- I feel judged by Orthodox Jews a lot because I'm queer presenting.
- We're all here just to hear the atheist debate the the Orthodox Jew.
- So basically when Christians go there, the, the the Orthodox Jews will go haktua, haktua.
- And we, we both went, the way we met was our, both of our families are Orthodox Jews.
Examples
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The Sabbath prayers of a congregation of Orthodox Jews are interrupted by a commotion at the rear of the ancient temple.
Fiction book (1993) -
Such tragedies spurred fundraising drives to establish old age homes for destitute Orthodox Jews.
Academic text (1992) -
The fact of the matter is that the huge majority of Orthodox Jews vote for conservatives.
Blog text (5) -
Little is said about conflicts between Reform and Orthodox Jews.
Academic text (1991) -
The team laughed; their leader was a deeply Orthodox Jew.
Fiction book (1994) -
He'd never met an Orthodox Jew and asked me if I'd take him to services.
Fiction book (1993) -
Despite this detail, many Orthodox Jews are angry... over Chancellor Alexander's change of the sacred place.
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As an Orthodox Jew, she strictly observes the Sabbath and kosher dietary laws.
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Growing up as an Orthodox Jew, he followed all the traditional religious practices.
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During the festival, many Orthodox Jews gathered to celebrate their faith together.
How Observant
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'Orthodox' (strict observance of Jewish law) with 'Jew' (a member of the Jewish community): it denotes a Jew who strictly follows traditional Mosaic law and practices. This adjective+noun composition is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Orthodox Jew comes from Orthodox, a word that means 'right' or 'true belief', and Jew for a person who follows Judaism. So, an Orthodox Jew is someone who sticks closely to the traditional religious rules, which is why the phrase means a Jew who follows those rules strictly.