Reconstructionist

American  

[ree-kuhn-struhk-shuh-nist] / ˌri kənˈstrʌk ʃə nɪst /

noun

1. an advocate or supporter of Reconstruction or Reconstructionism.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Reconstruction or Reconstructionism.

Etymology

Origin of Reconstructionist

1860–65, reconstruction ( def. ) + -ist

Example Sentences

The Kadima Reconstructionist Community in Seattle lost one of their former congregants on Oct.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2023

Now the Durham, N.C., resident is studying for rabbinic ordination at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College outside Philadelphia.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

While practices vary between the major branches of Judaism — Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist — many Jews spend Rosh Hashana, the “Head of the Year,’ attending prayer services.

From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2022

His father is the founding rabbi of Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation in Bethesda, Md., and a senior fellow at Hazon, a nonprofit organization promoting sustainable communities in the Jewish world.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2019

His own heart breaking, and life ebbing, he writes of Spring as the true Reconstructionist, and pleads her message to his stricken people.

From The Poems of Henry Timrod by Timrod, Henry