conservative : Idioms & Phrases


conservative jew

  • noun Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances
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conservative judaism

  • noun Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances
  • noun beliefs and practices of Conservative Jews
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conservative party

  • noun a political party (especially in Great Britain or Australia) that believes in the importance of a capitalist economy with private ownership rather than state control
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Conservative system

  • (Mech.), a material sustem of such a nature that after the system has undergone any series of changes, and been brought back in any manner to its original state, the whole work done by external agents on the system is equal to the whole work done by the system overcoming external forces.
Webster 1913