SINCE 1828
re·con·struc·tion·ism
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Definition of reconstructionism
1
: a movement in 20th century American Judaism that advocates a creative adjustment to contemporary conditions through the cultivation of traditions and folkways shared by all Jews
2
: advocacy of post-Civil War reconstruction
Other Words from reconstructionism
reconstructionist
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adjective or noun,
often capitalized
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adjective or noun,
often capitalized
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