ultraorthodox
See also: ultra-Orthodox
English
Etymology
Adjective
ultraorthodox (comparative more ultraorthodox, superlative most ultraorthodox)
- Very orthodox, chiefly among Jewish sects.
- 2008 January 13, Marilyn Stasio, “Loathe Thy Neighbor”, in New York Times[1]:
- But the Schapens do provide much black humor by breeding the “perfect red heifer” referred to in the Old Testament, creating an international storm that ensnares both fundamentalist Christians and ultraorthodox Jews.
Translations
very orthodox
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Dutch
Alternative forms
- ultra-orthodox (superseded)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʏl.traː.ɔr.toːˈdɔks/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ul‧tra‧or‧tho‧dox
- Rhymes: -ɔks
Adjective
ultraorthodox (not comparable)
- ultraorthodox (chiefly in reference to Judaism or Protestantism)
Declension
| Declension of ultraorthodox | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | ultraorthodox | |||
| inflected | ultraorthodoxe | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | ultraorthodox | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | ultraorthodoxe | ||
| n. sing. | ultraorthodox | |||
| plural | ultraorthodoxe | |||
| definite | ultraorthodoxe | |||
| partitive | ultraorthodox | |||
Related terms
- ultraorthodoxie