Reconstructionism
[ ree-kuhn-struhk-shuh-niz-uhm ]
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
11940–45; reconstruction + -ism
Words Nearby Reconstructionism
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use Reconstructionism in a sentence
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 | THE DAILY BEAST
Browse