Reconstructionist
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Reconstructionist
1860–65, reconstruction ( def. ) + -ist
Example Sentences
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With a full band accompanying the Reconstructionist congregation’s services, the tone was one of joy, reunion and celebration.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Dor Hadash, founded 60 years ago, is Pittsburgh’s only congregation in the progressive Reconstructionist movement of Judaism.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
Written in 1948 by Israel’s chief rabbi, and perhaps others, the prayer has been a mainstay of Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist and many modern Orthodox prayerbooks.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 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
During the campaign of 1868 the pictures were reproduced in the Reconstructionist newspapers.
From Ku Klux Klan Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment by J. C. Lester
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