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ultra-Orthodox

ultra-Orthodox adjective: very strictly observant; Haredi; being either Hasidic or Litvish (Misnagdic).

Adjective

ultra-Orthodox (not comparable)

  1. Very strictly observant; Haredi; being either Hasidic or Litvish (Misnagdic).

Origin of ultra-Orthodox

From ultra- + Orthodox.

Questions about ultra-Orthodox

What does ultra-Orthodox mean?
Ultra-Orthodox means very strictly observant; Haredi; being either Hasidic or Litvish (Misnagdic).
What part of speech is ultra-Orthodox?
Ultra-Orthodox is an adjective.

Words near ultra-Orthodox in the dictionary

  1. ultra-low-cost carrier
  2. ultra-nationalist
  3. ultra-natural
  4. ultra-nervous
  5. ultra-organizational
  6. ultra-Orthodox
  7. ultra-pacifism
  8. ultra-processed
  9. ultra-processed food
  10. ultra-processed foods
  11. ultra-progressive

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