REFORM JEW

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• REFORM JEW (noun)
  The noun REFORM JEW has 1 sense:

1. liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances

  Familiarity information: REFORM JEW used as a noun is very rare.

• REFORM JEW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Reform Jew" is a kind of...):

Hebrew; Israelite; Jew (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)

Holonyms ("Reform Jew" is a member of...):

Reform Judaism (the most liberal Jews; Jews who do not follow the Talmud strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of Judaism to the modern world)