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单词 reconstructionism
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Reconstructionism

[ ree-kuhn-struhk-shuh-niz-uhm ]
/ ˌri kənˈstrʌk ʃəˌnɪz əm /

noun

a 20th-century movement among U.S. Jews, founded by Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, advocating that Judaism, being a culture and way of life as well as a religion, is in sum a religious civilization requiring constant adaptation to contemporary conditions so that Jews can identify more readily and meaningfully with the Jewish community.

Origin of Reconstructionism

1940–45; reconstruction + -ism

Words nearby Reconstructionism

reconstitute, reconstituted, reconstruct, reconstruction, Reconstruction Acts, Reconstructionism, Reconstructionist, reconstructive, reconstructive mammaplasty, reconstructive surgery, reconvene
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Example sentences from the Web for Reconstructionism

  • If Reconstructionism remains marginal, Deace believes that the broader movement of covenant theology is growing.

    Ron Paul's Christian Reconstructionist Roots|Michelle Goldberg|January 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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