ultraorthodox

adjective

ul·tra·or·tho·dox ˌəl-trə-ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäks

: characterized by strict adherence to orthodox beliefs or practices

taking an ultraorthodox approach

ultraorthodox views

—usually written as ultra-Orthodox when referring to Orthodox Judaism

an ultra-Orthodox woman… in Borough Park, Brooklyn, home of the largest ultra-Orthodox Jewish community outside Jerusalem.—

Deborah Sontag

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This includes decisions that the state recognize conversions to Judaism inside Israel that aren’t through official ultraorthodox channels. —

Dov Lieber, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2023 The ramming took place near the ultraorthodox Israeli enclave of Ramot in East Jerusalem. —

Aaron Boxerman, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023 One of them is within the ultraorthodox Jewish community in New York, including in Rockland County. —

Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022

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