Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reconstructionist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: re-con-struc-tion-ist
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who attempts to reestablish an ancient or historic religion in the modern era.

noun

One who builds a reconstruction of a scene or event.

adj

Of or pertaining to Reconstructionist Judaism.

noun

Someone who adheres to Reconstructionist Judaism.

Countable

Example Sentences

"As with biomechanics, the majority of traffic accident reconstructionists work primarily for insurance industry."
"Rabbi Sherry Shulewitz, associate executive director of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, explains that in the Reconstructionist view, “conversion is a gateway to membership in the Jewish people and a gift that the Jewish people offer new members.”"
"Reconstructionists view the Jewish people as the unchanging constant through history in which beliefs, practices, and institutions have continuously evolved."

Etymology

From reconstruction + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: reconstruction

Usage

Countable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

reconstructionists (plural) more Reconstructionist (comparative) most Reconstructionist (superlative)

Questions

What does reconstructionist mean?: Someone who attempts to reestablish an ancient or historic religion in the modern era.
Where does reconstructionist come from?: From reconstruction + -ist.

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