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ultra-Orthodox

ultra-Orthodox

1 7.7
Very strict about following traditional Jewish rules
  • adjective
  • /ˈʌltrə ˈɔrθədɒks/
translation icon : ultraortodoxo
  • The ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem follows many customs that date back centuries.
  • Ultra-Orthodox Jews
  • Ultra-Orthodox Jewish
  • Ultra-Orthodox community

Examples

  • Finally, there has been a small movement within the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to take up arms in the defense of Israel; and there has been discussion within Israeli government circles of this same issue: should Ultra-Orthodox Jews be made to serve in the IDF or not?

    Academic text (2002)

  • Ultra-Orthodox society consists of a number of different groups.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The Ultra-Orthodox community has the highest birth rate in Israel.

    Academic text (2002)

  • For every one child born to a secular Israeli, an Ultra-Orthodox woman has three.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Ultra-Orthodox men have been granted what is, in effect, an exemption from army service.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Ultra-Orthodox Jews are largely responsible for the settlement of the lands they consider Greater Israel.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Both the national religious and the Ultra-Orthodox communities have come down in massive numbers on the hawkish side of the divide.

    Academic text (1996)

  • More generous tax breaks and parental leave policies might slowly help compensate for the high rate of growth among Ultra-Orthodox Jews without weakening the Israeli state.

    Academic text (2002)

  • More than 50 percent of couples were secular and traditional (56.2 percent), 25.3 percent were religious, and 18.5 percent were ultra-orthodox.

    Academic text (2008)

  • But the reproductive rate of Ultra-Orthodox Jews, combined with the widespread sense of siege and Israel's democratic institutions, has raised tensions and even alarm among many Israelis.

    Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

Orthodox
vsultra-Orthodox
29 7.2

A branch of Judaism that strictly follows traditional religious laws and practices

is even stricter and follows more rigid traditional rules

Antonyms

liberal
983 4.4

Having political views that support social change and people's freedoms

progressive
251 4.8

Supporting new social changes in politics to make society fairer

How Traditional

ultra-Orthodox
1 7.7
orthodox
30 5.9
traditional
994 1.5
liberal
983 4.4

Surface Forms

ultra-Orthodox positive
ultra-Orthodoxer comparative
ultra-Orthodoxest superlative

Morphology

ultra-Orthodox = Orthodox (semi-transparent) = ultra + orthodox

The meaning is broadly compositional from 'ultra-' plus 'Orthodox', but the term is a specialized religious label rather than a fully general description.

Etymology

Ultra-Orthodox comes from ultra- meaning 'beyond' and orthodox meaning 'right belief'. So it describes people or groups who go 'beyond' usual tradition and follow very strict religious rules.